FORTH BUSINESS PROCESS SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC769169 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-12
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 May 2025
Net worth
£10.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Investigation activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £10,327
Cash YoY
+284%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£24k
↑ 284% YoY
Net Worth
£10k
↑ 10438% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 196% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £10.3k | £98 |
| Current assets | £24.6k | £8.3k |
| Cash | £23.7k | £6.2k |
| Debtors | £896 | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £10.3k | £98 |
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 (10 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
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTH BUSINESS PROCESS SERVICES LTD
- 2023-05-12➕STEWART, Frances Anne appointeddirector
- 2023-05-12➕STEWART, Ian Raymond appointeddirector
- 2023-05-12📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 3.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Ian Raymond Stewart Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/05/2023 |
Mrs Frances Anne Stewart Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 12/05/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-05-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC80300 — Investigation activities
Registered office
Unit 5 Gateway Business Park
Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-25
Last: 2025-05-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEWART, Frances Anne→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2023-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Ian Raymond→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2023-05-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-12