FORTESCUE BLOODSTOCK LTD

💤Zombieactive
09919025 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01430
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees00

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2018-11-08
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2018-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-11-01
    VEITCH, Patrick James resigned
    director
  14. 2018-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-05-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  17. 2016-01-01
    POOLEY, Geoffrey Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2015-12-16
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    Company incorporated
    As FORTESCUE BLOODSTOCK LTD
  19. 2015-12-16
    VEITCH, Patrick James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dominic Paul Adam Cullen
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting03/07/2022
Mr Geoffrey Richard Pooley
Individual · British · DOB 05/1972 · age 54
sig. influencesignificant influence01/11/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Patrick James Veitchceased 01/11/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01430 — SIC 01430

Registered office

Flat 8 58-59 Hyde Park Gate
London
SW7 5ED
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

POOLEY, Geoffrey Richard
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-01-01
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Active
VEITCH, Patrick James
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-12-16 · resigned 2018-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-02