FORTESCUE UK IP LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC761760 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-10
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35210
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71121Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
- 71129Other engineering activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £21,638
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
—
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£89k
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £36.9k |
| Current assets | £88.9k |
| Debtors | £6.6k |
| Net assets | £21.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 3 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-03-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-03-24📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-12-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-11-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2025-07-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-11➕NICOLAU, Christine Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-07-08➖DAVEY, Spencer John resigneddirector
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-01-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-05-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-01➕DAVEY, Spencer John appointeddirector
- 2024-03-01➖SUGDEN, Fiona resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-12-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTESCUE UK IP LIMITED
- 2023-03-10➕VISTRA COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2023-03-10➕FINCH, Charles Rupert Haydock appointeddirector
- 2023-03-10➕SUGDEN, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2023-03-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-01-28: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Fortescue Future Industries United Kingdom Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Fortescue Future Industries United Kingdom Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FORTESCUE UK IP LIMITED
This company · SC761760
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fortescue Future Industries United Kingdom Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 10/03/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Fortescue Ltdceased 10/03/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| NWH GROUP LIMITED→ SC335165 · est 2007 | £11.16M £8.04M–£14.29M | — | — | 35600 | 18y | 84 | 61y |
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| AW JENKINSON (WOODWASTE) LIMITED→ SC166685 · est 1996 | £2.98M £2.14M–£3.81M | £11.23M | — | 3600 | 29y | 85 | 64y |
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| HOME BASICS (TWEEDDALE) COMPANY LIMITED→ SC234746 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | 83 | 79y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35210 — SIC 35210
Registered office
4th Floor, 115 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 4JN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
VISTRA COSEC LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2023-03-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FINCH, Charles Rupert Haydock→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2023-03-10
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NICOLAU, Christine Anne→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2025-07-11
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DAVEY, Spencer John→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-03-01 · resigned 2025-07-08
SUGDEN, Fiona→
Resigneddirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-03-10 · resigned 2024-03-01
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Recent filings (23 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-24
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2026-03-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-11-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-11-04
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AAMD
2025-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-28