A & I FORSYTH LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC556363 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-02
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£3.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,165,647
Cash YoY
+333%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£241k
↑ 333% YoY
Net Worth
£3.2m
↑ 9.2% YoY
Current Assets
£328k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£633k£1.3m£1.9m£2.5m£3.2mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£3.17M£2.90M
Current assets£327.9k£178.4k
Cash£240.7k£55.7k
Debtors£87.1k£122.8k
Net assets£3.17M£2.90M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-12-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-07
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2020-01-08
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  15. 2019-12-23
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  16. 2019-11-01
    ➕
    FORSYTH, Iain Andrew appointed
    secretary
  17. 2019-11-01
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2017-02-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A & I FORSYTH LIMITED
  20. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    FORSYTH, Andrew Hugh appointed
    director
  21. 2017-02-02
    ➕
    FORSYTH, Iain Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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 "FORSYTH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Hugh Forsyth
Individual · British · DOB 09/1953 · age 73
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control02/02/2017
Mr Iain Andrew Forsyth
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2025

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
Incorporated2017-02-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

77 Melbourne Street
Glasgow
G31 1BQ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-16
Last: 2026-02-02

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

FORSYTH, Iain Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2019-11-01
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Active
FORSYTH, Andrew Hugh→
director · ~73y · appointed 2017-02-02
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Active
FORSYTH, Iain Andrew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2017-02-02
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-01