FAIRFIELD SHOP LTD
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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £128.3k |
| Current assets | — | £107.3k |
| Cash | — | £8.7k |
| Debtors | — | £28.4k |
| Net assets | — | £20.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-02-01➖BILAL, Ayesha resigneddirector
- 2020-12-31➖KHURSHID, Khalid resigneddirector
- 2020-12-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-08-12➕KHURSHID, Khalid appointeddirector
- 2020-08-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs FAIRFIELD SHOP LTD
- 2020-02-25➕HASSAN, Nabeel appointeddirector
- 2020-02-25➕BILAL, Ayesha appointeddirector
- 2020-02-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nabeel Hassan Individual · British · DOB 10/1988 · age 38 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 25/02/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Ayesha Bilalceased 01/02/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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