FORGAN PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -54% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 4.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.5 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £426.3k | £408.8k |
| Current assets | £21.3k | £46.4k |
| Cash | £20.7k | £45.4k |
| Debtors | £557 | £1.0k |
| Net assets | £48.8k | £31.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-03-03🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-10-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-08-02🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2021-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-12-01📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-11-25📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-11-24✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2021-11-17🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2021-11-17🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2021-11-17🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2021-11-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Mortgage Works (UK) PLC
- 2021-05-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-05-04📄legacymiscellaneous · RPCH01
- 2021-04-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs FORGAN PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED
- 2021-02-25➕BEATON, Alan William appointeddirector
- 2021-02-25➕BEATON, Moira Garvie appointeddirector
- 2021-02-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
- +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
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Moira Garvie Beaton Individual · British · DOB 06/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 28/04/2021 |
Mr Alan William Beaton Individual · British · DOB 06/1949 · age 77 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/02/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Ms Fiona Elizabeth Beatonceased 31/10/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mrs Moira Garvie Beatonceased 27/04/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2026 | — | |
| outstanding | The Mortgage Works (UK) The Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Mortgage Works (UK) Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/11/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Mortgage Works (UK) Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/11/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Mortgage Works (UK) Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/11/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Mortgage Works (UK) Mortgage Works (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/11/2021 | — |