FOREST-DAVIS LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

09823715 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-14

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Oct 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

60/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

32 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

60/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 gazette

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 gazette

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-07-07
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2026-07-07
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Company dissolved
2026-04-14
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-07-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-01-01
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gazette · DISS40
2020-12-29
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-08-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-07-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-09-19
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address · AD03
2017-09-19
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address · AD02
2017-09-19
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change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2017-09-19
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move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2015-10-14
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Company incorporated
As FOREST-DAVIS LIMITED
2015-10-14
➕
DAVIS, Lin appointed
director
2015-10-14
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HOLLINSHEAD, Claudia appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "DAVIS" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

71/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-07-07

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2015-10-14

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC79909 — Other reservation service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

59 Links Crescent

Seascale

CA20 1RB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: 2024-12-31

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

DAVIS, Lin→

director · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-14

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Active

HOLLINSHEAD, Claudia→

director · ~81y · appointed 2015-10-14

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Recent filings (32 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2026-07-07

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2026-04-14