FORCES EMPLOYMENT FAIRS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC427476 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-03
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Technical and vocational secondary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), 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: 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).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
42 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31

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
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-03-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-21
    ➕
    BRICKNELL, John appointed
    director
  6. 2025-03-21
    ➖
    SWALLOW, Grace Edith resigned
    director
  7. 2025-03-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-21
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-04-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-02-05
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-03-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-11-30
    📍
    default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
    address · RP05
  13. 2022-04-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-03-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2020-06-11
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-06-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-04-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2016-04-23
    ➖
    MCILHONE, David resigned
    director
  20. 2016-04-23
    ➕
    SWALLOW, Grace Edith appointed
    director
  21. 2015-05-31
    ➖
    BELCHAM, Lisa Jayne resigned
    director
  22. 2015-05-31
    ➕
    MCILHONE, David appointed
    director
  23. 2012-07-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FORCES EMPLOYMENT FAIRS LIMITED
  24. 2012-07-03
    ➕
    BELCHAM, Lisa Jayne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Bricknell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
——board controlboard control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2012-07-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85320 — Technical and vocational secondary education

Registered office

48 West George Sreet
Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor
Glasgow
G2 1PB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-10
Last: 2026-03-27

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BRICKNELL, John→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-03-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BELCHAM, Lisa Jayne→
director · ~43y · appointed 2012-07-03 · resigned 2015-05-31
Resigned
MCILHONE, David→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-05-31 · resigned 2016-04-23
Resigned
SWALLOW, Grace Edith→
director · ~76y · appointed 2016-04-23 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
default-companies-house-registered-office-address-applied
address · RP05
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06