ASC FENCING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC587634 · ltd · incorporated 2018-02-02
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees300300

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 capital
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-12-02
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
    capital · SH03
  3. 2025-11-26
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  4. 2025-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-24
    HOWIE, Craig William George resigned
    director
  6. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ASC FENCING LIMITED
  15. 2018-02-02
    GLEN, Allan appointed
    director
  16. 2018-02-02
    HOWIE, Craig William George appointed
    director
  17. 2018-02-02
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Glen
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
2550%
25-50% shares02/02/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Craig William George Howieceased 24/10/2025· 25-50% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation

Registered office

Torridon House Torridon Lane
Rosyth
Dunfermline
KY11 2EU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-15
Last: 2026-02-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

GLEN, Allan
director · ~49y · appointed 2018-02-02
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Active
HOWIE, Craig William George
director · ~43y · appointed 2018-02-02 · resigned 2025-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-28
capital-return-purchase-own-shares-treasury-capital-date
capital · SH03
2025-12-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-11-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-12