THE FOREST RIDGE PROJECT LTD

🏛️Establishedactive

SC694446 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2021-04-06

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£-37.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 01130

Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

02300SIC 02300
55300SIC 55300
85520Cultural education

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (7 active, 8 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

20 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

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

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £37,808

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£38k

↓ 1921% YoY

Current Assets

£767

↓ 81% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£-5.2k	£-1.9k
Current assets	£767	£4.1k
Cash	—	£4.1k
Debtors	—	£0
Net assets	£-37.8k	£-1.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand

2026-01-21
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accounts · AA
2025-09-03
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officers · TM01
2025-08-29
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SMITH, Emma Louise resigned
director
2025-02-13
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accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-03
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2022-03-02
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officers · AP01
2022-03-02
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officers · AP01
2022-03-02
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officers · AP01
2022-03-02
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officers · AP01
2022-02-19
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DIXON, Rodney James appointed
director
2022-02-19
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FOSTER, Duncan William appointed
director
2022-02-19
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HARRIS, Ella appointed
director
2022-02-19
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RUTHERFORD, Sherel Fiona Margaret appointed
director
2021-10-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-27
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-27
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-04-06
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Company incorporated
As THE FOREST RIDGE PROJECT LTD
2021-04-06
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GORDZIEJKO, Rory Brian appointed
director
2021-04-06
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GORDZIEJKO, Teresa Margaret Jane appointed
director
2021-04-06
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HOYLE, Hamish John Munro appointed
director
2021-04-06
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SMITH, Emma Louise appointed
director
2021-04-06
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incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-19

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Rory Brian Gordziejko Individual · British · DOB 08/1987 · age 39	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	23/09/2022
Mrs Teresa Margaret Jane Gordziejko Individual · British · DOB 10/1956 · age 70	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	23/09/2022

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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BALGREGGAN FARMS LIMITED→ SC251076 · est 2003	£1.55M £1.19M–£1.91M	—	—	7	22y	82	61y
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A & J MURCHIE LIMITED→ SC295564 · est 2006	—	—	—	900	20y	82	60y
A H S DRUMMOND (GLENSIDE) LIMITED→ SC324103 · est 2007	—	—	£660.6k	—	18y	82	84y
A. LOCHHEAD FISHING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC328174 · est 2007	—	—	£63.6k	—	18y	82	67y
ALLAN SMITH FENCING & FORESTRY LIMITED→ SC287999 · est 2005	—	—	—	2	20y	82	71y
CRAIGADAM FARM LIMITED→ SC153308 · est 1994	—	—	£48.7k	—	31y	82	74y
CROCHMORE FARMS LIMITED→ SC338012 · est 2008	—	—	—	200	18y	82	77y
ROGERMOOR FARM LIMITED→ SC130133 · est 1991 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	35y	—	—
ROSS (EXPORT) LIMITED→ SC299942 · est 2006 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	—	—
SLAGNAW FARMING LIMITED→ SC479947 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2021-04-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC01130 — SIC 01130

Registered office

Asante, 9 West Morton Street

Thornhill

Dumfriesshire

DG3 5ND

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-04-19OVERDUE

Last: 2025-04-05