FOREST 1ST TUTORING LIMITED

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16112614 · ltd · incorporated 2024-12-02
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£17.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Primary education
Sector: Education
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85310General secondary education
  • 85600Educational support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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: medium (71/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
4 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,160

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£17k
Current Assets
£30k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-08-31
Total assets£17.4k
Current assets£29.9k
Net assets£17.2k

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

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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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOREST 1ST TUTORING LIMITED
  4. 2024-12-02
    COLLINGS, Nicola Simone appointed
    director
  5. 2024-12-02
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Miss Nicola Simone Collings
Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/12/2024

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
Incorporated2024-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC85200 — Primary education

Registered office

29-31 High Street
Fordingbridge
Hampshire
SP6 1AS
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

COLLINGS, Nicola Simone
director · ~53y · appointed 2024-12-02
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Recent filings (4 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-01-08
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-12-02