THE GREAT FORRET ENTERPRISES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC433729 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-01
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£190.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.6y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £190,393

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£190k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-31
Total assets£190.4k
Net assets£190.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-14
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    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2025-10-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  4. 2025-10-08
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    FORRET, John Andrew appointed
    director
  5. 2025-10-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-11-07
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-20
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    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2024-01-19
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-12-19
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    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-08-01
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    address · AD01
  11. 2023-07-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-11-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-16
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-01-06
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-08-03
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-09-07
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    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-10-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2012-10-01
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    Company incorporated
    As THE GREAT FORRET ENTERPRISES LIMITED
  20. 2012-10-01
    ➕
    FORRET, Karen appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FORRET" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Karen Forret
Individual · British · DOB 08/1979 · age 47
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/10/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

5 Bath Street
Largs
KA30 8BL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-15
Last: 2025-10-01

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

FORRET, John Andrew→
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-10-08
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Active
FORRET, Karen→
director · ~47y · appointed 2012-10-01
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property11/10/201214/10/2025

Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-12-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-16