FES HOLDCO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC637820 · ltd · incorporated 2019-08-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (61/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
27 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-29➖FLETCHER, Dylan resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-07📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-06-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-31➖FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson resigneddirector
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2019-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2019-10-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-30📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-08-22➕THOMSON, Craig Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-02🏢Company incorporatedAs FES HOLDCO LIMITED
- 2019-08-02➕FLETCHER, Duncan Struthers appointeddirector
- 2019-08-02➕FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk appointeddirector
- 2019-08-02➕LOWE, Paul appointeddirector
- 2019-08-02➕RICHARDS, John Steel appointeddirector
- 2019-08-02➕FLETCHER, Dylan appointeddirector
- 2019-08-02➕FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Fes Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Fes Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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FES HOLDCO LIMITED
This company · SC637820
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fes Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 02/08/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Fes Holding Limitedceased 02/08/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-08-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Scotia House
The Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26
Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)
THOMSON, Craig Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-08-22
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FLETCHER, Duncan Struthers→
Activedirector · ~84y · appointed 2019-08-02
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FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-08-02
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Active
RICHARDS, John Steel→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2019-08-02
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FLETCHER, Dylan→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-08-02 · resigned 2024-11-29
FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-08-02 · resigned 2022-08-31
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Recent filings (28 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-06-07
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-12-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-15