FORESTRY PURPOSES LLP

💤Zombieactive
SO303236 · llp · incorporated 2011-03-01
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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 12.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
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
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£79k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£360k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£72k£144k£216k£288k£360kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£694.5k£669.0k
Current assets£360.0k£300.6k
Cash£78.8k£90.2k
Debtors£281.2k£210.4k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  2. 2025-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-03-04
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  4. 2024-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  6. 2023-08-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-10
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  8. 2023-03-10
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
  9. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-01
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    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  11. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-05-03
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  13. 2020-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-16
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  15. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-03-06
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  17. 2019-01-15
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC07
  18. 2018-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-03-08
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  20. 2017-10-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-05-19
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    termination-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-termination-date
    officers · LLTM01
  22. 2017-05-05
    ➖
    ROBERTS, Elizabeth resigned
    llp-designated-member
  23. 2017-03-17
    📄
    confirmation-statement-with-updates
    confirmation-statement · LLCS01
  24. 2016-10-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  25. 2016-03-08
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    annual-return-limited-liability-partnership-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · LLAR01
  26. 2016-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2014-01-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Crookedstane Windfarm Limited
  28. 2011-03-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FORESTRY PURPOSES LLP
  29. 2011-03-01
    ➕
    HURREN, James appointed
    llp-designated-member
  30. 2011-03-01
    ➕
    HURREN, Eloise Teague appointed
    llp-member
  31. 2011-03-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Elizabeth appointed
    llp-designated-member

Owner dependency

50/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Eloise Teague Hurren
Individual · British · DOB 08/1971 · age 55
—25–50%25-50% voting10/03/2023
Mr James Hurren
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
—25–50%25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Elizabeth Robertsceased 05/05/2017· 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2011-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC—

Registered office

Farries Kirk & Mcvean Ca Dumfries Enterprise Park
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3SJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

HURREN, James→
llp-designated-member · ~57y · appointed 2011-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HURREN, Eloise Teague→
llp-member · ~55y · appointed 2011-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Elizabeth→
llp-designated-member · ~82y · appointed 2011-03-01 · resigned 2017-05-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Crookedstane Windfarm
Crookedstane Windfarm Limited
A registered charge1 property23/01/2014—
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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2026-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-03-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-limited-liability-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · LLPSC01
2023-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2021-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2020-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-13