FORESTRY TRAINING SERVICE (UK) LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC809805 · ltd · incorporated 2024-05-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
8 officers (8 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-09
    BIRRELL, George Andrew appointed
    director
  2. 2026-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-02-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-11-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-06-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-06-02
    ADKINS, Gavin Paul appointed
    director
  9. 2025-06-02
    LESLIE, David Stewart appointed
    director
  10. 2025-06-02
    MACDONALD, James Michael appointed
    director
  11. 2025-06-02
    ROBINSON, Ian appointed
    director
  12. 2025-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-06-02
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2025-02-11
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2024-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2024-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FORESTRY TRAINING SERVICE (UK) LTD
  18. 2024-05-08
    DONALDSON, Kirstin appointed
    secretary
  19. 2024-05-08
    GOODALL, Stuart Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 2024-05-08
    LEITCH, Andrew appointed
    director
  21. 2024-05-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

53/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 2.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Confederation Of Forest Industries (Uk) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Confederation Of Forest Industries (Uk) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
FORESTRY TRAINING SERVICE (UK) LTD
This company · SC809805

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Confederation Of Forest Industries (Uk) Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/05/2024

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

22 Lg1 Forth Street
Edinburgh
EH1 3LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (8 active · 0 resigned)

DONALDSON, Kirstin
secretary · appointed 2024-05-08
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Active
ADKINS, Gavin Paul
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active
BIRRELL, George Andrew
director · ~58y · appointed 2026-02-09
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Active
GOODALL, Stuart Alexander
director · ~61y · appointed 2024-05-08
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Active
LEITCH, Andrew
director · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-08
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Active
LESLIE, David Stewart
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active
MACDONALD, James Michael
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active
ROBINSON, Ian
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-02
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-11-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-05-08