FORSHAW FARMS LTD
🌱Startupactive
16877028 · ltd · incorporated 2025-11-27
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01410
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
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 (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs FORSHAW FARMS LTD
- 2025-11-27➕FORSHAW, Eileen Mary appointeddirector
- 2025-11-27➕FORSHAW, Michael appointeddirector
- 2025-11-27➕FORSHAW, Nathan James appointeddirector
- 2025-11-27➕HALLETT, Emily Marie appointeddirector
- 2025-11-27➕MOULDING, Timothy Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-11-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FORSHAW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 0.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FORSHAW, Nathan James (same surname) appointed 2025-11-27. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-11-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01410 — SIC 01410
Registered office
C/O Towers + Gornall Ltd River View, 96 High Street
Garstang
Preston
Lancashire
PR3 1WZ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-10
Last: —
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
FORSHAW, Eileen Mary→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2025-11-27
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FORSHAW, Michael→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2025-11-27
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FORSHAW, Nathan James→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-11-27
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HALLETT, Emily Marie→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-11-27
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MOULDING, Timothy Andrew→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-11-27
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Recent filings (2 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-06-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-11-27