FORTH VALLEY RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC807607 · ltd · incorporated 2024-04-19
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£30
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
3 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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £30

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£30
Current Assets
£30
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30
Total assets£30
Current assets£30
Debtors£30
Net assets£30

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FORTH VALLEY RECRUITMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  3. 2024-04-19
    CAIRNEY, James Watt appointed
    director
  4. 2024-04-19
    CAIRNEY, Moira Cook appointed
    director
  5. 2024-04-19
    DIFFER, Jordan appointed
    director
  6. 2024-04-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Watt Cairney
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control19/04/2024
Mrs Moira Cook Cairney
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/04/2024
Mr Jordan Differ
Individual · British · DOB 08/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting19/04/2024

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-04-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

Alloa Business Centre
The Whins
Alloa
FK10 3SA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-02
Last: 2025-04-18

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CAIRNEY, James Watt
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-04-19
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Active
CAIRNEY, Moira Cook
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-04-19
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Active
DIFFER, Jordan
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-04-19
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Active

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Recent filings (3 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-04-19