FOREFRONT ENERGY TRADING SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC655513 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-24
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£706
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £706
Net assets shrinking
Down £177,958 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£706
↓ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£48k£96k£144k£192k£240kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£47.1k£199.1k
Current assets£9.0k£240.2k
Net assets£706£178.7k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-08
    STIRTON, Jennifer Louise appointed
    director
  5. 2023-08-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-08-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2023-08-03
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-04
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    dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS02
  10. 2021-02-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  11. 2021-02-12
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  12. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2020-02-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FOREFRONT ENERGY TRADING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  15. 2020-02-24
    STIRTON, James Hamilton appointed
    director
  16. 2020-02-24
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

Group structure

Glencally Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Glencally Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
FOREFRONT ENERGY TRADING SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · SC655513

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Glencally Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/08/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Hamilton Stirtonceased 02/08/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Invercauld
St. Margarets Drive
Dunblane
FK15 0DP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

STIRTON, James Hamilton
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-02-24
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Active
STIRTON, Jennifer Louise
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-08-08
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Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-08-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04
dissolution-withdrawal-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS02
2021-05-04
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2021-02-23