FORUS TREE

🏛️Establishedactive
12413476 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2020-01-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 02300SIC 02300
  • 02400SIC 02400
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 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 (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-16
    ➖
    WARNECKE, Mischa resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-12-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2025-02-01
    ➕
    HOOLEY, Christina appointed
    director
  8. 2025-02-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-02-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2025-02-01
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2025-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-01-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FORUS TREE
  16. 2020-01-20
    ➕
    LYNCH-WATSON, Jack appointed
    director
  17. 2020-01-20
    ➕
    TATTERSALL, James Douglas appointed
    director
  18. 2020-01-20
    ➕
    WARNECKE, Mischa appointed
    director
  19. 2020-01-20
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2020-01-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100

Registered office

10 Broughton Street
Hebden Bridge
West Yorkshire
HX7 8JY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

HOOLEY, Christina→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LYNCH-WATSON, Jack→
director · ~39y · appointed 2020-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TATTERSALL, James Douglas→
director · ~38y · appointed 2020-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARNECKE, Mischa→
director · ~41y · appointed 2020-01-20 · resigned 2025-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31