TIMBERFORTH LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC159229 · ltd · incorporated 1995-07-17
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.7y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Very low cash
Cash position: £2

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2
Net Worth
£2
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-25
Total assets£2
Cash£2
Net assets£2

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  2. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-24
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2020-01-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2008-03-05
    ➕
    SHEARER, David Scott appointed
    director
  17. 2002-08-09
    ➕
    SHEARER, David Scott appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-08-09
    ➖
    SHEARER, Caroline Gracie resigned
    secretary
  19. 1995-09-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  20. 1995-08-08
    ➕
    SHEARER, John appointed
    director
  21. 1995-08-08
    ➕
    SHEARER, Caroline Gracie appointed
    secretary
  22. 1995-08-08
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1995-08-08
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1995-07-17
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    Company incorporated
    As TIMBERFORTH LIMITED
  25. 1995-07-17
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1995-07-17
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Shearer
Individual · British · DOB 07/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1995-07-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

49 Wellhall Road
Hamilton
South Lanarkshire
ML3 9BY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-25
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last: 2025-07-17

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

SHEARER, David Scott→
secretary · appointed 2002-08-09
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Active
SHEARER, David Scott→
director · ~54y · appointed 2008-03-05
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Active
SHEARER, John→
director · ~74y · appointed 1995-08-08
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Active
SHEARER, Caroline Gracie→
secretary · appointed 1995-08-08 · resigned 2002-08-09
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1995-07-17 · resigned 1995-08-08
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1995-07-17 · resigned 1995-08-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property13/09/1995—
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Recent filings (74 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2020-01-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-01-24