FORGOTTEN GEMS HOME LTD
🌳Matureactive
06671273 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-12
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
—
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
£-9.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,600
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£10k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£26k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-9.6k | £-8.7k |
| Current assets | £25.9k | £25.9k |
| Net assets | £-9.6k | £-8.7k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-31📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-10-05📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-08-19➕SHARIF, Gemma Michelle appointeddirector
- 2020-08-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-08-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-07➖BEATTIE, Claire resignedsecretary
- 2009-11-03➕BEATTIE, Claire appointedsecretary
- 2009-11-03➖ROSE, James Christopher Gordon resignedsecretary
- 2008-08-12🏢Company incorporatedAs FORGOTTEN GEMS HOME LTD
- 2008-08-12➕BEATTIE, Claire Louise appointeddirector
- 2008-08-12➕ROSE, James Christopher Gordon appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
68/100
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gemma Michelle Sharif Individual · British · DOB 09/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/08/2020 |
Mrs Claire Louise Beattie Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/08/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BRIGHTSTAR BOXING ACADEMY LTD→ 11297921 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-08-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Registered office
10 Chancery Park
Priorslee
Telford
TF2 9GP
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-30
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-26
Last: 2025-08-12
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BEATTIE, Claire Louise→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2008-08-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHARIF, Gemma Michelle→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-08-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BEATTIE, Claire→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-11-03 · resigned 2017-04-07
ROSE, James Christopher Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-08-12 · resigned 2009-11-03
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Recent filings (65 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30