FSS WEALTH & PENSIONS LTD

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SC624628 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-18
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£158.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding
Sector: Financial & insurance
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 66220Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £158,284

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£38k
Net Worth
£158k
↑ 44% YoY
Current Assets
£236k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£47k£95k£142k£189k£236kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£158.3k£125.8k
Current assets£236.3k£146.3k
Cash£37.5k
Debtors£168.1k
Net assets£158.3k£109.9k

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
6
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 officers
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  2. 2026-03-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2026-02-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2026-02-04
    FISHER, James Henry resigned
    director
  7. 2026-02-03
    FISHER, Christie Lynn appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-07-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2020-05-06
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2019-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As FSS WEALTH & PENSIONS LTD
  17. 2019-03-18
    FISHER, James Henry appointed
    director
  18. 2019-03-18
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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.)

Group structure

Financial Services Scotland Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Financial Services Scotland Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
FSS WEALTH & PENSIONS LTD
This company · SC624628

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Financial Services Scotland Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/10/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Henry Fisherceased 11/10/2019· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Mrs Senga Fisherceased 11/10/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2019-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66190 — Other activities auxiliary to financial services, except insurance and pension funding

Registered office

Financial Services Scotland House
1 Glebe Street
Stevenston
KA20 3EN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FISHER, Christie Lynn
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-02-03
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Active
FISHER, James Henry
director · ~56y · appointed 2019-03-18 · resigned 2026-02-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-29