FORRESTER PARK LEISURE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC166200 · ltd · incorporated 1996-06-11
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 26.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.1y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
93 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Average employees19001900

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-11-27
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  3. 2024-05-21
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    officers · CH04
  4. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  5. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  6. 2021-11-30
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  7. 2020-11-11
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  8. 2019-08-23
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  9. 2018-08-31
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  10. 2018-06-28
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    capital · SH01
  11. 2017-09-13
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    FORRESTER, Robert Ellis resigned
    director
  12. 2017-09-13
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2017-08-07
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-08-03
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  15. 2017-08-03
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  16. 2017-08-02
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  17. 2017-07-28
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    FORRESTER, Robert Ellis appointed
    director
  18. 2017-07-27
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    FORRESTER, Elizabeth appointed
    director
  19. 2017-07-27
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    FORRESTER, Robert Ellis appointed
    director
  20. 2017-06-26
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2007-11-26
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    AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2007-11-26
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    ANDERSON STRATHERN WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2002-06-07
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2002-05-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2002-05-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  26. 2002-04-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  27. 2000-05-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 2000-03-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 1996-10-22
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    FORRESTER, Robert Ellis appointed
    director
  30. 1996-10-22
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    CAMPBELL, Thomas Weir resigned
    director
  31. 1996-10-22
    ➖
    KERR, John Neilson resigned
    director
  32. 1996-08-30
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    CAMPBELL, Thomas Weir appointed
    director
  33. 1996-08-30
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    STUART, John Forester resigned
    director
  34. 1996-06-11
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    Company incorporated
    As FORRESTER PARK LEISURE LIMITED
  35. 1996-06-11
    ➕
    ANDERSON STRATHERN WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  36. 1996-06-11
    ➕
    KERR, John Neilson appointed
    director
  37. 1996-06-11
    ➕
    STUART, John Forester appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FORRESTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Robert Ellis Forrester
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/06/2017

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

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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
Incorporated1996-06-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Pitdinnie Farm
Cairneyhill
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 8RF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-25
Last: 2025-06-11

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26
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Active
FORRESTER, Elizabeth→
director · ~78y · appointed 2017-07-27
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Active
FORRESTER, Robert Ellis→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-27
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Active
FORRESTER, Robert Ellis→
director · ~79y · appointed 1996-10-22
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Active
ANDERSON STRATHERN WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-06-11 · resigned 2007-11-26
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Thomas Weir→
director · ~92y · appointed 1996-08-30 · resigned 1996-10-22
Resigned
FORRESTER, Robert Ellis→
director · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-28 · resigned 2017-09-13
Resigned
KERR, John Neilson→
director · ~70y · appointed 1996-06-11 · resigned 1996-10-22
Resigned
STUART, John Forester→
director · ~67y · appointed 1996-06-11 · resigned 1996-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property07/06/2002—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property30/04/2002—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property15/05/200022/05/2002
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property16/03/200027/05/2002
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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-14