FORTE BROKERS LIMITED

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16450975 · ltd · incorporated 2025-05-14
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of insurance agents and brokers
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.8y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-09-30
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-09-30
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  5. 2025-09-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-09-22
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: B.P.Marsh & Company Limited
  7. 2025-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As FORTE BROKERS LIMITED
  8. 2025-05-14
    JONES, Matthew Stephen appointed
    director
  9. 2025-05-14
    PAGE, James Christopher appointed
    director
  10. 2025-05-14
    BARKER, Stuart Myles appointed
    director
  11. 2025-05-14
    BARKER, Stuart Myles resigned
    director
  12. 2025-05-14
    GUSCOTT, Dawn Lisa appointed
    director
  13. 2025-05-14
    GUSCOTT, Dawn Lisa resigned
    director
  14. 2025-05-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2025-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2025-05-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

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

Group structure

Salus Capital Partners Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Salus Capital Partners Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
FORTE BROKERS LIMITED
This company · 16450975

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Salus Capital Partners Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/05/2025

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
Incorporated2025-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC66220 — Activities of insurance agents and brokers

Registered office

Old Station House
Station Approach
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN1 3DU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

JONES, Matthew Stephen
director · ~36y · appointed 2025-05-14
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Active
PAGE, James Christopher
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-05-14
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Active
BARKER, Stuart Myles
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-14 · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned
GUSCOTT, Dawn Lisa
director · ~45y · appointed 2025-05-14 · resigned 2025-05-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
B.P.Marsh & Company
B.P.Marsh & Company Limited
A registered charge22/09/2025
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Recent filings (9 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-09-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-09-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-05-14