FORTHROAD LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC270433 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-08
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
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
68 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees300400

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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-19
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2022-08-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-08-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-07-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2021-10-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2021-06-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-03
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    DEANS, Pamela Jane appointed
    director
  18. 2015-08-03
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    HENEGHAN, Patrick John resigned
    director
  19. 2006-01-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2004-07-08
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    Company incorporated
    As FORTHROAD LIMITED
  21. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    DEANS, Pamela Jane appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-07-08
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    HENEGHAN, Patrick John appointed
    director
  25. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2004-07-08
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2004-07-08
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2004-07-08
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Pamela Jane Deans
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-07-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Studio Old School
Upper Allan Street
Blairgowrie
Perth And Kinross
PH10 6FG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

DEANS, Pamela Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-08
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Active
DEANS, Pamela Jane→
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-08-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2004-07-08
Resigned
HENEGHAN, Patrick John→
director · ~70y · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2015-08-03
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2004-07-08
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-07-08 · resigned 2004-07-08
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property14/01/2006—
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Recent filings (68 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2022-10-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-10-18