FORTHVIEW GOLF RANGE LIMITED
Opportunity 73/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.6k | £10.8k |
| Current assets | £14.7k | £40.0k |
| Net assets | £7.7k | £10.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-11-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2013-11-08🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTHVIEW GOLF RANGE LIMITED
- 2013-11-08➕CRAIG, Stewart William appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stewart William Craig Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 08/11/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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