FORTH PPP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC220041 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-11
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
89 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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  2. 2025-12-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-01-31
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    FLETCHER, Karen resigned
    director
  5. 2025-01-31
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    FLETCHER, Nicholas Sarah resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-31
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    FLETCHER, Sonya Ann resigned
    director
  7. 2025-01-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-01-31
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  9. 2025-01-31
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  10. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-11-29
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    FLETCHER, Dylan resigned
    director
  13. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2022-08-31
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    FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson resigned
    director
  17. 2022-01-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  21. 2019-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-03-30
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    FLETCHER, Karen appointed
    director
  24. 2018-03-30
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson appointed
    director
  25. 2018-03-30
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Nicholas Sarah appointed
    director
  26. 2018-03-30
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Sonya Ann appointed
    director
  27. 2015-04-01
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    THOMSON, Craig Alexander appointed
    secretary
  28. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan resigned
    secretary
  29. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan resigned
    director
  30. 2014-06-12
    ➕
    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
    secretary
  31. 2014-06-12
    ➖
    WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies resigned
    secretary
  32. 2012-03-01
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    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
    director
  33. 2005-11-02
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Dylan appointed
    director
  34. 2004-05-27
    ➖
    ALCOCK, Lynne Elisabeth resigned
    secretary
  35. 2004-05-27
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    WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies appointed
    secretary
  36. 2001-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As FORTH PPP LIMITED
  37. 2001-06-11
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk appointed
    director
  38. 2001-06-11
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Duncan Struthers appointed
    director
  39. 2001-06-11
    ➕
    ALCOCK, Lynne Elisabeth appointed
    secretary
  40. 2001-06-11
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 2001-06-11
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2001-06-11
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  43. 2001-06-11
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — 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 84 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Group structure

Forth Holdco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Forth Holdco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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FORTH PPP LIMITED
This company · SC220041

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
Forth Holdco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Forth Holdings Limitedceased 20/12/2018· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2001-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99000 — Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies

Registered office

Scotia House
The Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-12
Last: 2026-02-26

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

THOMSON, Craig Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Duncan Struthers→
director · ~84y · appointed 2001-06-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALCOCK, Lynne Elisabeth→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2004-05-27
Resigned
JACK, Ronald Gilfillan→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-12 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-27 · resigned 2014-06-12
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2001-06-11
Resigned
FLETCHER, Dylan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-11-02 · resigned 2024-11-29
Resigned
FLETCHER, Karen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2018-03-30 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
FLETCHER, Kevin Paterson→
director · ~57y · appointed 2018-03-30 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
FLETCHER, Nicholas Sarah→
director · ~84y · appointed 2018-03-30 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
FLETCHER, Sonya Ann→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-03-30 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
JACK, Ronald Gilfillan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-11 · resigned 2001-06-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (89 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-16