FOREST CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01783293 · ltd · incorporated 1984-01-16

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2026

Net worth

£1.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

24 officers (3 active, 24 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,717

Cash YoY

+35%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£13k

↑ 35% YoY

Net Worth

£2k

↑ 154% YoY

Current Assets

£13k

↑ 35% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2026-03-31	2025-03-31
Total assets	£1.7k	£675
Current assets	£12.7k	£9.4k
Cash	£12.7k	£9.4k
Net assets	£1.7k	£675

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (56 events)Click to expand

2026-07-14
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2025-07-28
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2024-07-19
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2023-12-18
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accounts · AA
2022-08-04
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accounts · AA
2021-08-04
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accounts · AA
2020-07-13
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accounts · AA
2019-05-16
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accounts · AA
2019-04-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-04-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-02-28
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officers · TM01
2019-02-28
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officers · TM01
2019-02-25
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JOHNSON, Stephen Keith resigned
director
2019-02-25
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WESTON, Kathryn Margaret resigned
director
2018-10-30
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officers · TM01
2018-10-30
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officers · TM02
2018-10-30
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-10-25
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FIELDING, Malcolm Graham resigned
secretary
2018-10-25
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FIELDING, Malcolm Graham resigned
director
2018-07-16
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2017-11-13
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REES, Justin Michael appointed
director
2017-11-13
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JOHNSON, Stephen Keith appointed
director
2016-11-14
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PARISH, Teresa Jean appointed
director
2016-11-14
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DAWSON, Ian Menzies resigned
director
2015-10-01
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DAWSON, Ian Menzies appointed
director
2015-03-10
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SMITH, Nicholas Thomas resigned
director
2013-03-24
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DAVIES, Marianne Dahl resigned
director
2008-10-20
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CHAPMAN, Peter Butler resigned
director
2007-10-01
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DAVIES, Trevor Paul appointed
director
2007-10-01
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DAVIES, Marianne Dahl appointed
director
2007-10-01
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SMITH, Nicholas Thomas appointed
director
2007-10-01
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WESTON, Kathryn Margaret appointed
director
2003-03-31
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EVANS, Gwyneth resigned
director
2002-04-22
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DUNN, Lawrence Paul resigned
director
2001-03-30
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CHAPMAN, Peter Butler appointed
director
2001-03-30
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DE SOUZA, Chris resigned
director
2001-01-27
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ETCHES, Louise Elizabeth resigned
director
2000-03-31
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WARD, Eileen resigned
director
1999-03-30
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DUNN, Lawrence Paul appointed
director
1999-03-30
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PARISH, Teresa Jean resigned
director
1998-01-19
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ETCHES, Louise Elizabeth appointed
director
1997-07-28
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OSULLIVAN, Ellen resigned
director
1997-06-30
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WARD, Eileen appointed
director
1997-04-28
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EVANS, Gwyneth appointed
director
1996-03-25
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HURLEY, William resigned
director
1995-07-16
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FROST, James resigned
director
1995-03-25
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CHAPMAN, Peter Butler resigned
director
1995-03-25
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WILMOT, Nigel Robert resigned
director
1994-06-20
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DE SOUZA, Chris appointed
director
1994-06-20
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PARISH, Teresa Jean appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 56 events

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 43 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Justin Michael Rees Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	13/11/2017
Ms Teresa Jean Parish Individual · British · DOB 06/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	14/11/2016
Mr Trevor Paul Davies Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Stephen Keith Johnsonceased 25/02/2019· significant influence
Kathryn Margaret Westonceased 25/02/2019· significant influence
Mr Malcolm Graham Fieldingceased 25/10/2018· significant influence

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

Incorporated1984-01-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

Berkeley House

86 High Street

Carshalton

Surrey

SM5 3AE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-12-31

Last made up to: 2026-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-08

Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (3 active · 21 resigned)

DAVIES, Trevor Paul→

director · ~70y · appointed 2007-10-01

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Active

PARISH, Teresa Jean→

director · ~76y · appointed 2016-11-14

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Active

REES, Justin Michael→

director · ~53y · appointed 2017-11-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

FIELDING, Malcolm Graham→

secretary · appointed 1992-03-25 · resigned 2018-10-25

Resigned

WILMOT, Nigel Robert→

secretary · resigned 1992-04-30

Resigned

CHAPMAN, Peter Butler→

director · ~61y · appointed 2001-03-30 · resigned 2008-10-20

Resigned

CHAPMAN, Peter Butler→

director · ~61y · appointed 1992-03-25 · resigned 1995-03-25

Resigned

DAVIES, Marianne Dahl→

director · ~63y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2013-03-24

Resigned

DAWSON, Ian Menzies→

director · ~73y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2016-11-14

Resigned

DE SOUZA, Chris→

director · ~68y · appointed 1994-06-20 · resigned 2001-03-30

Resigned

DUNN, Lawrence Paul→

director · ~82y · appointed 1999-03-30 · resigned 2002-04-22

Resigned

ETCHES, Louise Elizabeth→

director · ~49y · appointed 1998-01-19 · resigned 2001-01-27

Resigned

EVANS, Gwyneth→

director · ~90y · appointed 1997-04-28 · resigned 2003-03-31

Resigned

FIELDING, Malcolm Graham→

director · ~72y · appointed 1992-03-25 · resigned 2018-10-25

Resigned

FROST, James→

director · ~92y · resigned 1995-07-16

Resigned

HURLEY, William→

director · ~114y · resigned 1996-03-25

Resigned

JOHNSON, Stephen Keith→

director · ~68y · appointed 2017-11-13 · resigned 2019-02-25

Resigned

OSULLIVAN, Ellen→

director · ~82y · resigned 1997-07-28

Resigned

PARISH, Teresa Jean→

director · ~76y · appointed 1994-06-20 · resigned 1999-03-30

Resigned

SMITH, Nicholas Thomas→

director · ~49y · appointed 2007-10-01 · resigned 2015-03-10

Resigned

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