FORDER ESTATES LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs FORDER ESTATES LIMITED
- 2020-12-29➕BARTER, Daniel appointeddirector
- 2020-12-29➕BARTER, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2020-12-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Thomas Barter Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/12/2020 |
Mr Daniel Barter Individual · British · DOB 08/1992 · age 34 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 29/12/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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