CONFEDERATION OF FOREST INDUSTRIES (UK) LIMITED

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SC034467 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1959-10-21

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

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

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of professional membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 32.9y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 32.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (9 active, 100 linked, 93 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

364 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (215 events)Click to expand

2026-03-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-11-12
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GORDON, Caroline Jane appointed
director
2024-11-12
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DAVIDSON, Gavin Stirling resigned
director
2024-11-12
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-08
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-10-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-10-07
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-24
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-30
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ROBINSON, Ian appointed
director
2023-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-10
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BROWNE, Alfred Ralland resigned
director
2022-11-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-29
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LESLIE, David Stewart appointed
director
2022-11-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-16
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MCROBBIE, George Murray resigned
director
2022-11-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-02-16
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-02-08
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DONALDSON, Kirstin appointed
secretary
2020-12-18
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STIVEN, Roland resigned
secretary
2020-12-18
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-19
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HARVEY, Michael Westerman resigned
director
2020-09-25
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GLENNON, Patrick John resigned
director
2020-09-25
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GORDON, Ronald Murray resigned
director
2020-09-25
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HACKNEY, Anthony Malcolm resigned
director
2020-09-25
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HENDERSON, Raymond resigned
director
2020-09-25
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LESLIE, David Stewart resigned
director
2020-09-25
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MCKILLOP, Athole Roy resigned
director
2020-09-25
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PALMER, Richard Campbell resigned
director
2020-08-24
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DUNCAN OF SPRINGBANK, Ian James, Lord appointed
director
2019-11-26
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KISSOCK, John Andrew resigned
director
2019-08-27
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KISSOCK, John Andrew appointed
director
2019-01-09
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BRUCE-JONES, Tom Reid resigned
director
2019-01-09
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LESLIE, David Stewart appointed
director
2019-01-01
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DAVIDSON, Gavin Stirling appointed
director
2019-01-01
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GORDON, Ronald Murray appointed
director
2019-01-01
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PALMER, Richard Campbell appointed
director
2018-11-16
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BOX, Michael Roy resigned
director
2017-08-01
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BROWNE, Alfred Ralland appointed
director
2017-07-31
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MANN, Colin resigned
director
2017-04-19
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-02-17
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2016-01-27
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HACKNEY, Anthony Malcolm appointed
director

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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

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1959-10-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94120 — Activities of professional membership organisations

Registered office

22 Lg1 Forth Street

Edinburgh

EH1 3LH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-23

Last: 2025-05-09