FOREST VIEW LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02007610 · ltd · incorporated 1986-04-08
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 33.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£145.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01621
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 33.3y
65/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £145,656
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£71k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Net Worth
£146k
↑ 3.9% YoY
Current Assets
£72k
↑ 7.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £146.0k | £140.5k |
| Current assets | £72.5k | £67.3k |
| Cash | £70.6k | £66.4k |
| Debtors | £1.9k | £858 |
| Net assets | £145.7k | £140.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-01➕INGHAM, Vaughan appointedsecretary
- 2022-10-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-07-18➖BURTON, Stephanie Vera resigneddirector
- 2022-07-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-20➖BURTON-COLLIS, Carole resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-10-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-11-09➖BURTON-TAYLOR, Louise Victoria resigneddirector
- 2012-04-01➕BURTON-TAYLOR, Louise Victoria appointeddirector
- 2011-08-01➕BURTON, Caroline Jane appointeddirector
- 2011-08-01➕BURTON, Julie Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 1993-03-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 1986-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs FOREST VIEW LIMITED
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Julie Elizabeth Burton Individual · English · DOB 10/1959 · age 67 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Miss Caroline Jane Burton Individual · English · DOB 06/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Stephanie Vera Burtonceased 18/07/2022· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Agriculture · BR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AULDMAY K ELAN LTD→ 08813433 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| COUNTRY TREE CARE LTD→ 13927551 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| FENN'S TREE CARE LTD→ 10852888 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| HILLS HOUNDS KENT LTD→ 14383637 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| MILLER WHEEL & CULTIVATOR CO.LIMITED(THE)→ 00363745 · est 1940 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 85y | — | — |
| OAKLEY TREE LTD→ 13760401 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ONECHESS LIMITED→ 09748370 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| PARSONS-COLE EQUESTRIAN LTD→ 13081620 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| PARSONS-COLE NORTONBURY NORTH LTD→ 13165165 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| PER HORTUM LTD→ 13673977 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| PHOEBE RUMBLE EQUESTRIAN LTD→ 16780496 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PLENTY DIVITIAE TRADE LIMITED→ 15690684 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01621 — SIC 01621
Registered office
The Old Barn
Off Wood Street
Swanley Village
Kent
BR8 7PA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
BURTON, Caroline Jane→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURTON, Julie Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2011-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURTON-COLLIS, Carole→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2020-07-20
BURTON, Stephanie Vera→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 2022-07-18
BURTON-TAYLOR, Louise Victoria→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2012-04-01 · resigned 2015-11-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/03/1993 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (102 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-10-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-07-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-07-01