FORTE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC232120 · ltd · incorporated 2002-05-28
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
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2022-10-03
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    YOUNG, Alison resigned
    director
  6. 2022-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-11
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    BOYLAN, Ciara appointed
    director
  8. 2022-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-21
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-05-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-25
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-25
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-24
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  16. 2015-05-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-04-30
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  18. 2014-06-16
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    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2002-05-29
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    YOUNG, Richard appointed
    secretary
  20. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    YOUNG, Richard appointed
    director
  21. 2002-05-29
    ➖
    POREMA LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2002-05-29
    ➖
    KAVANAGH, Sean resigned
    director
  23. 2002-05-29
    ➕
    YOUNG, Alison appointed
    director
  24. 2002-05-28
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    Company incorporated
    As FORTE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  25. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    POREMA LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-05-28
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Sean appointed
    director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-10

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Young
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-05-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46760 — SIC 46760

Registered office

13 Ayr Road
Prestwick
KA9 1SX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-27

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

YOUNG, Richard→
secretary · appointed 2002-05-29
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Active
BOYLAN, Ciara→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-03-11
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Active
YOUNG, Richard→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-29
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Active
POREMA LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned
KAVANAGH, Sean→
director · ~63y · appointed 2002-05-28 · resigned 2002-05-29
Resigned
YOUNG, Alison→
director · ~92y · appointed 2002-05-29 · resigned 2022-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-04