APF INTERNATIONAL FOREST MACHINERY EXHIBITION LTD.

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SC228249 · ltd · incorporated 2002-02-19

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.

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

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 02400

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

76 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £101,840

Turned profitable

Returned to profit this year

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
Profit before tax	£101.8k	£-59.8k
Average employees	500	400

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand

2026-02-12
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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-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-05-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-09-04
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-13
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STEELE, Mark Vandeleur resigned
director
2021-08-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-03-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-03-08
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2019-02-27
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BARGERY, Jemma Simone appointed
director
2019-02-27
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GOODALL, Stuart Alexander appointed
director
2019-02-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-02-19
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BOX, Michael Roy resigned
director
2018-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2009-04-29
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LITTLE, Gordon Brian resigned
director
2007-04-24
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MILLWARD, Ian Linzey appointed
director
2007-04-24
➕
STEELE, Mark Vandeleur appointed
director
2004-04-22
➕
INGLIS, Christopher John appointed
director
2004-04-22
➖
SCOTT, Robert William Lowry resigned
director
2003-03-12
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FITTER, Roger Midlane resigned
director
2003-03-12
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LITTLE, Gordon Brian appointed
director
2002-06-12
➕
SCOTT, Robert William Lowry appointed
director
2002-03-01
➕
BOX, Michael Roy appointed
director
2002-02-19
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Company incorporated
As APF INTERNATIONAL FOREST MACHINERY EXHIBITION LTD.
2002-02-19
➕
MILLWARD, Ian Linzey appointed
secretary
2002-02-19
➕
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-19
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-02-19
➕
FITTER, Roger Midlane appointed
director
2002-02-19
➕
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-02-19
➖
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2002-02-19
➕
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2002-02-19
➖
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-director

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

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

Group structure

Confederation Of Forest Industries (Uk) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Confederation Of Forest Industries (Uk) Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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APF INTERNATIONAL FOREST MACHINERY EXHIBITION LTD.

This company · SC228249

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Confederation Of Forest Industries (Uk) Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	07/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ian Linzey Millwardceased 04/09/2023· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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CAITHNESS POTATO BREEDERS LIMITED→ SC082730 · est 1983	—	—	£1.36M	—	43y	83	68y
CARCANT ESTATES LIMITED→ SC030457 · est 1954	—	—	£269.0k	—	71y	83	69y
DENHOLM POTATO GROWERS LIMITED→ SC089295 · est 1984	—	—	£453.8k	—	41y	83	61y
DODS OF HADDINGTON LIMITED→ SC056452 · est 1974	—	—	£2.26M	—	51y	83	72y
EAST COAST ORGANICS LTD→ SC297585 · est 2006	—	—	£1.21M	—	20y	83	63y
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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-02-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

22 Lg1 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: 2027-02-26

Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (5 active · 8 resigned)

MILLWARD, Ian Linzey→

secretary · appointed 2002-02-19

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BARGERY, Jemma Simone→

director · ~43y · appointed 2019-02-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GOODALL, Stuart Alexander→

director · ~61y · appointed 2019-02-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

INGLIS, Christopher John→

director · ~79y · appointed 2004-04-22

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MILLWARD, Ian Linzey→

director · ~64y · appointed 2007-04-24

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2002-02-19

Resigned

BOX, Michael Roy→

director · ~78y · appointed 2002-03-01 · resigned 2019-02-19

Resigned

FITTER, Roger Midlane→

director · ~91y · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2003-03-12

Resigned

LITTLE, Gordon Brian→

director · ~81y · appointed 2003-03-12 · resigned 2009-04-29

Resigned

SCOTT, Robert William Lowry→

director · ~75y · appointed 2002-06-12 · resigned 2004-04-22

Resigned

STEELE, Mark Vandeleur→

director · ~60y · appointed 2007-04-24 · resigned 2021-10-13

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2002-02-19

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-02-19 · resigned 2002-02-19

Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2026-02-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-05-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-02-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2024-07-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-05-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-03-04

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC02

2023-09-04

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2023-09-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2022-05-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2021-10-20