FORBESCROFT LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC686242 · ltd · incorporated 2021-01-18
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10890
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 55209Other holiday and other collective accommodation
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (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 (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £4,993
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.0k | £3.6k |
| Current assets | £2.8k | £3.7k |
| Net assets | £5.0k | £3.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01➕FORBES, Jessica Marie appointeddirector
- 2025-03-19✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-01-18🏢Company incorporatedAs FORBESCROFT LTD
- 2021-01-18➕FORBES, Aidan appointeddirector
- 2021-01-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 "FORBES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 5 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
1 med ·Name changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-03-19: certificate-change-of-name-company
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Jessica Marie Forbes Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Aidan Forbesceased 01/04/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10890 — SIC 10890
Registered office
Gamekeepers Cottage Gamekeepers Cottage
Osclay
Lybster
Caithness
KW3 6DA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FORBES, Aidan→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2021-01-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORBES, Jessica Marie→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2025-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (17 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-21