FORESTRY FOR LIFE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC690605 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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, 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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-04➖LENSSENS, Tim resigneddirector
- 2024-11-12➕MAES, Glenn appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-30📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-05-02➖BONE, Thomas resigneddirector
- 2023-05-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-22📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-10📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-09-09➖LENSSENS, Tony resigneddirector
- 2021-06-16➖LENSSENS, Diego resigneddirector
- 2021-05-28➕BONE, Thomas appointeddirector
- 2021-02-26🏢Company incorporatedAs FORESTRY FOR LIFE LIMITED
- 2021-02-26➕LENSSENS, Diego appointeddirector
- 2021-02-26➕LENSSENS, Tim appointeddirector
- 2021-02-26➕LENSSENS, Tony appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Glenn Maes Individual · Belgian · DOB 10/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 12/04/2024 |
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Tony Lenssensceased 12/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Tim Lenssensceased 12/04/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Thomas Boneceased 02/05/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Diego Lenssensceased 10/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Tony Lenssensceased 10/09/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Tim Lenssensceased 10/09/2021· 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HMF MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ SC712730 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT SUPPORT LTD→ SC625628 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| HUGH ROSS FABRICATIONS LTD.→ SC311305 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| I.A.M FARMING LTD→ SC497247 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| IDONNAEKNO CONSTRUCTION LTD→ SC493322 · est 2014 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| J - FAB PROJECT SERVICES LTD→ SC785175 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| JASMINE MAY LIMITED→ SC812020 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| JCN PIPING DESIGN LTD→ SC619961 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| JFC GROUNDWORKS LTD→ SC463396 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| JGM APEX CONSULTING LTD→ SC850954 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JGS QUALIS LTD→ SC796349 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| JJ MATHESON BUILDERS LTD→ SC454211 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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 →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Forbes House
36 Huntly Street
Inverness
IV3 5PR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
Active
BONE, Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2021-05-28 · resigned 2023-05-02
LENSSENS, Diego→
Resigneddirector · ~28y · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2021-06-16
LENSSENS, Tim→
Resigneddirector · ~29y · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2024-12-04
LENSSENS, Tony→
Resigneddirector · ~31y · appointed 2021-02-26 · resigned 2021-09-09
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Recent filings (30 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-11-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-02