LAND & FORESTRY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC197900 · ltd · incorporated 1999-07-08
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£218.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 69202Bookkeeping activities
- 70100Activities of head offices
- 82110Combined office administrative service activities
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 4 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 £218,518
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£219k
↑ 8.1% YoY
Current Assets
£146k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £221.7k | £203.0k |
| Current assets | £146.2k | £166.1k |
| Net assets | £218.5k | £202.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-24📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-01📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2025-05-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-04📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2019-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-26➕AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2007-11-26➖ANDERSON STRATHERN resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-08-31➖THOMSON, Gordon Iain resigneddirector
- 2000-01-01➕TESKE, Karsten Richard appointeddirector
- 2000-01-01➖BROWN, Simon Thomas David resigneddirector
- 2000-01-01➖KERR, John Neilson resigneddirector
- 2000-01-01➕THOMSON, Gordon Iain appointeddirector
- 1999-07-08🏢Company incorporatedAs LAND & FORESTRY MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 1999-07-08➕ANDERSON STRATHERN appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-07-08➕BROWN, Simon Thomas David appointeddirector
- 1999-07-08➕KERR, John Neilson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Karsten Richard Teske Individual · German · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1LET LIMITED→ SC317107 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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| 1ST FOCUS LETTING LIMITED→ SC667911 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| 20 CABOT SQUARE I UNIT TRUST GP LIMITED→ SC312228 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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| AB HABITAT LTD→ SC852257 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
58 Morrison Street
Edinburgh
EH3 8BP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-22
Last: 2025-07-08
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
AS COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TESKE, Karsten Richard→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-01-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ANDERSON STRATHERN→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1999-07-08 · resigned 2007-11-26
BROWN, Simon Thomas David→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1999-07-08 · resigned 2000-01-01
KERR, John Neilson→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1999-07-08 · resigned 2000-01-01
THOMSON, Gordon Iain→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2005-08-31
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Recent filings (84 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-01
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2025-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-04
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-12