EKO FOREST GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08919746 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-03
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 Mar 2022
Net worth
£56.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
60/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 27400SIC 27400
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
60/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
45
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £56,460

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£56k
↑ 6.0% YoY
Current Assets
£12k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£15k£29k£44k£58k£73kMar 2021Mar 2022

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2022-03-312021-03-31
Total assets£6.5k£71.4k
Current assets£12.0k£73.0k
Net assets£56.5k£53.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 dissolution
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  2. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2024-06-11
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-03-26
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2024-03-12
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-06-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-06-20
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2023-06-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-03-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-03-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-18
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  12. 2023-03-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2022-02-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-06-01
    PYM, Howard James, Mr. appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-02-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2014-03-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As EKO FOREST GROUP LIMITED
  21. 2014-03-03
    PYM, Pauline appointed
    secretary
  22. 2014-03-03
    PYM, Pauline appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.

Red flags

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-03-26

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Director Pauline Pym
Individual · British · DOB 12/1958 · age 68
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-03-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

Annandale, Shore Road
Hesketh Bank
Preston
PR4 6XP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2023-12-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2022-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2024-03-26OVERDUE
Last: 2023-03-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

PYM, Pauline
secretary · appointed 2014-03-03
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PYM, Howard James, Mr.
director · ~79y · appointed 2018-06-01
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Active
PYM, Pauline
director · ~72y · appointed 2014-03-03
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Recent filings (32 total)

dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2026-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-06-11
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-03-26
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-06-21
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-06-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-06-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-20
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-03-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-07