FORKERS SCOTLAND LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC386334 · ltd · incorporated 2010-10-01
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£137.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -73% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 8 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
51 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £137,728
Cash draining
Cash down 73% YoY
Cash YoY
-73%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£267k
↓ 73% YoY
Net Worth
£138k
↑ 158% YoY
Current Assets
£277k
↓ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £137.7k | £-235.6k |
| Current assets | £277.1k | £1.69M |
| Cash | £267.1k | £1.00M |
| Debtors | £10.0k | £686.2k |
| Net assets | £137.7k | £-235.6k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-05-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-09-19➖MILLER, Gary Craig resigneddirector
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-29📄auditors-resignation-limited-companyauditors · AA03
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-12-14📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2019-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-01➕FORKER, Terence Patrick appointeddirector
- 2015-10-01➕MILLER, Gary Craig appointeddirector
- 2015-10-01➖SOMERFIELD, Stephen John Trevor resigneddirector
- 2015-10-01➖WATSON, Peter David resigneddirector
- 2015-08-03➖SWEENEY, Pauraic Gerard resigneddirector
- 2014-04-18➕SOMERFIELD, Stephen John Trevor appointeddirector
- 2014-04-18➕WATSON, Peter David appointeddirector
- 2014-03-31➖BRADLEY, Gregory resigneddirector
- 2010-11-09➕BRADLEY, Gregory appointeddirector
- 2010-11-09➕SWEENEY, Pauraic Gerard appointeddirector
- 2010-10-01🏢Company incorporatedAs FORKERS SCOTLAND LTD
- 2010-10-01➕BOYLE, Helena appointedsecretary
- 2010-10-01➕CURRAN, Rosaleen appointedsecretary
- 2010-10-01➕BOYLE, Helena appointeddirector
- 2010-10-01➕CURRAN, Rosaleen appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FORKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
63/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Forkers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Forkers Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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FORKERS SCOTLAND LTD
This company · SC386334
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Forkers Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/10/2016 |
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Registered office
40c Drakemyre
Dalry
North Ayrshire
KA24 5JE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01
Officers (5 active · 5 resigned)
Active
Active
BOYLE, Helena→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURRAN, Rosaleen→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2010-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORKER, Terence Patrick→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2015-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADLEY, Gregory→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2014-03-31
MILLER, Gary Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2024-09-19
SOMERFIELD, Stephen John Trevor→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2014-04-18 · resigned 2015-10-01
SWEENEY, Pauraic Gerard→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2010-11-09 · resigned 2015-08-03
WATSON, Peter David→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2014-04-18 · resigned 2015-10-01
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Recent filings (51 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-12-22