FOREST FARMS LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-27.1k | £-20.6k |
| Current assets | £63.3k | £83.4k |
| Net assets | £-1.25M | £-1.18M |
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 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-04-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-15➕BIDDLE, Julia Susan appointedsecretary
- 2018-03-15📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-08📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 1985-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs FOREST FARMS LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 41 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Uniholdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uniholdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Freda May Evans Individual · British · DOB 06/1938 · age 88 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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