GVG FORESTRY LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC413542 · ltd · incorporated 2011-12-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£968.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02100
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 14.2y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 14.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £968,190
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£968k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Assets
£73k
↑ 184% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.08M | £1.04M |
| Current assets | £73.3k | £25.8k |
| Net assets | £968.2k | £824.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-05-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2012-02-12➖KOGLBERGER, Klaus resigneddirector
- 2012-02-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Greentop Lands & Estates Limited
- 2011-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs GVG FORESTRY LIMITED
- 2011-12-21➕TESKE, Karsten Richard appointeddirector
- 2011-12-21➕KOGLBERGER, Klaus 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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
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.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Herr Klaus Koeglberger Individual · Austrian · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 21/12/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Frau Ingrid Koeglbergerceased 04/03/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAJIN SUSTAINABLE SEAFOODS LTD→ SC511635 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| GMK FISHING LIMITED→ SC340440 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| GORDON SLOAN FARMERS LTD→ SC578557 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| GREGG AGRI SERVICES LTD→ SC473307 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| GREYLAG HOLDINGS (UK) LIMITED→ SC064189 · est 1978 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 48y | — | — |
| GROUND TRUTH FORESTRY LTD→ SC845760 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARELAW TROUT FISHERY LTD→ SC685383 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| HARTWOOD WILD CRAFTS LTD→ SC827794 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| HAZELDEN LIMITED→ SC137743 · est 1992 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| HENDRIE BROTHERS (MILLANDS) LIMITED→ SC022644 · est 1944 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 82y | — | — |
| HIGHLAND FORESTRY SERVICES LIMITED→ SC258043 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| HLM TRIMMING SERVICES LTD→ SC820163 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-12-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02100 — SIC 02100
Registered office
Lanfine House
Newmilns
Ayrshire
KA16 9JR
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-29
Last: 2025-12-15
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
TESKE, Karsten Richard→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KOGLBERGER, Klaus→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-12-21 · resigned 2012-02-12
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Greentop Lands & Estates Greentop Lands & Estates Limited | Standard security | 1 property | 03/02/2012 | — |
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Recent filings (41 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-05-18