GENESIS FORESTRY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC719795 · ltd · incorporated 2022-01-14
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£12.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 2.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 2.4 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £12,012
Cash YoY
+171%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£17k
↑ 171% YoY
Net Worth
£12k
↑ 49950% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↓ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.0k | £24 |
| Current assets | £28.6k | £47.9k |
| Cash | £16.9k | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £11.7k | £41.7k |
| Net assets | £12.0k | £24 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-01➖HARRISON, Christopher Thomas resigneddirector
- 2025-01-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-08-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-01➕HARRISON, Christopher Thomas appointeddirector
- 2024-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-07📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-06-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-19📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-12-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited
- 2023-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs GENESIS FORESTRY LTD
- 2022-01-14➕BROWN, Lloyd Robert appointeddirector
- 2022-01-14➕LAMMIE, Robbie appointeddirector
- 2022-01-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
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
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lloyd Robert Brown Individual · British · DOB 07/1979 · age 47 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 14/01/2022 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Christopher Thomas Harrisonceased 31/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Robbie Lammieceased 31/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Agriculture · G postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BOOMHOUR BROOK FOREST LIMITED→ SC335637 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| DIGGORY HARVESTING LTD→ SC333842 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| EGOOMAT LTD→ SC857958 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FORESTRY RESTORATION SERVICES LTD→ SC603838 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| HARRISBURG LAKE FOREST LIMITED→ SC335535 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| HERITAGE FRUIT TREES LIMITED→ SC642189 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| HOOF & HYDE LIMITED→ SC355151 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| HY-GRO HYDROPONICS LTD→ SC677712 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| INTELLINAVIX LIMITED→ SC779774 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| J.R. MACGREGOR (DYKE) LIMITED→ SC135312 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| JACKTON ESTATES LIMITED→ SC422629 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| JAMES PETTIGREW (FARMS) LIMITED→ SC169086 · est 1996 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 29y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
14 Newton Place
C/O Gallone And Co
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last: 2025-10-16
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BROWN, Lloyd Robert→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAMMIE, Robbie→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2022-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HARRISON, Christopher Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~44y · appointed 2024-08-01 · resigned 2025-02-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance Limited | A registered charge | — | 14/12/2023 | — |
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Recent filings (21 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-08-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-06-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-07