FOREST PRODUCE (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06253546 · ltd · incorporated 2007-05-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£84.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02300
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £84,282

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£84k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£91k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£18k£36k£55k£73k£91kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£84.4k£61.4k
Current assets£91.1k£63.6k
Cash—£0
Debtors£83.5k£54.3k
Net assets£84.3k£61.3k

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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-30
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    PIERSE, Caroline appointed
    director
  5. 2025-05-30
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    REID, Michelle resigned
    director
  6. 2024-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2022-07-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  11. 2022-06-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2022-06-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-17
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    REID, Michelle appointed
    director
  15. 2021-09-17
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2021-09-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-09-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-09-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2021-04-30
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    COSTELLO, James resigned
    director
  20. 2020-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-08-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  23. 2007-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As FOREST PRODUCE (UK) LIMITED
  24. 2007-05-21
    ➕
    PIERSE, Donal appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-05-21
    ➕
    PIERSE, Donal appointed
    director
  26. 2007-05-21
    ➕
    COSTELLO, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Donal Pierse
Individual · Irish · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Costelloceased 30/04/2021· 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
Incorporated2007-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02300 — SIC 02300

Registered office

1 Warner House Harrovian Business Village
Bessborough Road
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 3EX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

PIERSE, Donal→
secretary · appointed 2007-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PIERSE, Caroline→
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-05-30
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Active
PIERSE, Donal→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSTELLO, James→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-05-21 · resigned 2021-04-30
Resigned
REID, Michelle→
director · ~53y · appointed 2021-09-17 · resigned 2025-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31