FORTH SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC233381 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-27
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
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 (59/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 2 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
67 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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  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. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-14
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-07-20
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-04-01
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    THOMSON, Craig Alexander appointed
    secretary
  17. 2015-04-01
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    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2014-06-12
    ➕
    JACK, Ronald Gilfillan appointed
    secretary
  19. 2014-06-12
    ➖
    WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-05-25
    ➖
    FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-05-25
    ➕
    WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies appointed
    secretary
  22. 2003-06-27
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    FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk appointed
    director
  23. 2003-06-27
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Duncan Struthers appointed
    director
  24. 2003-06-27
    ➕
    FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As FORTH SERVICES LIMITED
  26. 2002-06-27
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2002-06-27
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2002-06-27
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2002-06-27
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    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 23 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 23 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

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

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Forth Ppp Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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FORTH SERVICES LIMITED
This company · SC233381

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 Ppp Limited
Corporate entity
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
Incorporated2002-06-27
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: 2026-07-28
Last: 2025-07-14

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

THOMSON, Craig Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Duncan Struthers→
director · ~84y · appointed 2003-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FLETCHER, Duncan Kirk→
secretary · appointed 2003-06-27 · resigned 2004-05-25
Resigned
JACK, Ronald Gilfillan→
secretary · appointed 2014-06-12 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
WALLS, Archibald Peter Menzies→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-25 · resigned 2014-06-12
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

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
2025-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-29
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
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-12-16