FORREST PATTERNMAKER SERVICES LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC583370 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-07

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

17 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31
Average employees	5	400

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

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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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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2025-06-06
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2024-08-15
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2023-10-16
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2022-09-29
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2021-06-28
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2020-07-23
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2019-06-10
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2017-12-07
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Company incorporated
As FORREST PATTERNMAKER SERVICES LTD
2017-12-07
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FORREST, Allan White appointed
director
2017-12-07
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FORREST, Andrew Allan appointed
director
2017-12-07
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FORREST, Elizabeth Gold Wilson appointed
director
2017-12-07
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FORREST, Jennifer White Kerr appointed
director
2017-12-07
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FORREST, Scott Robertson appointed
director
2017-12-07
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FORREST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Allan White Forrest Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1952 · age 74	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	07/12/2017
Mrs Elizabeth Gold Wilson Forrest Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1956 · age 70	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	07/12/2017

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

Incorporated2017-12-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

17 Ravenshill Drive

Cleland

Motherwell

ML1 5QL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-20

Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)

FORREST, Allan White→

director · ~74y · appointed 2017-12-07

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FORREST, Andrew Allan→

director · ~48y · appointed 2017-12-07

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Active

FORREST, Elizabeth Gold Wilson→

director · ~70y · appointed 2017-12-07

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Active

FORREST, Jennifer White Kerr→

director · ~41y · appointed 2017-12-07

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Active

FORREST, Scott Robertson→

director · ~39y · appointed 2017-12-07

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Active

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