FORTH VALLEY FOOD AND DRINK CIC

🏛️Establishedactive

SC669510 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2020-07-31

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2025-05-07
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accounts · AA
2025-04-17
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officers · AP01
2025-04-04
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ASPINWALL, Mark appointed
director
2024-05-23
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accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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officers · TM01
2023-12-05
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officers · TM01
2023-11-29
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HEWARD, Sarah Christine resigned
director
2023-11-21
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HERD, Ailsa Ann resigned
director
2023-09-19
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
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officers · CH01
2023-09-19
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2023-09-19
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officers · CH01
2023-09-19
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officers · CH01
2023-09-19
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officers · CH01
2023-09-19
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officers · AP01
2023-09-06
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MCGILL, Carolyn Ann Sarah appointed
director
2023-08-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
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officers · AP01
2023-03-31
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officers · AP01
2023-03-23
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ROSS, Douglas Mackintosh appointed
director
2023-03-18
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HEWARD, Sarah Christine appointed
director
2022-08-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-02
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address · AD01
2022-08-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-07-27
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ROSS, Douglas Mackintosh resigned
director
2022-04-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-31
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Company incorporated
As FORTH VALLEY FOOD AND DRINK CIC
2020-07-31
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DUNCAN, Shona Jane appointed
director
2020-07-31
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KETTERIDGE, Anne-Michelle appointed
director
2020-07-31
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STAPLETON BARNES, Stephanie Laura appointed
director
2020-07-31
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HERD, Ailsa Ann appointed
director
2020-07-31
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ROSS, Douglas Mackintosh appointed
director
2020-07-31
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incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

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 71 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2020-07-31

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94110 — Activities of business and employers membership organisations

Registered office

Strathard Business Hub Main Street

Aberfoyle

Stirling

FK8 3UQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30