ALLSTARFENCING (US) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC358877 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-29
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47640
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
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
45 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-05-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2019-05-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2018-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-05-10
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-05-10
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    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-04-01
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    NEIL-MACLACHLAN, Paul Alexander Philip resigned
    director
  16. 2017-03-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2016-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2016-04-01
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    JAMIESON, Robert James Alexander resigned
    director
  19. 2015-08-21
    ➕
    FORSTER, Graham appointed
    director
  20. 2009-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As ALLSTARFENCING (US) LIMITED
  21. 2009-04-29
    ➕
    HOGG, Raymond Stewart appointed
    director
  22. 2009-04-29
    ➖
    HOGG, Raymond Stewart resigned
    director
  23. 2009-04-29
    ➕
    JAMIESON, Robert James Alexander appointed
    director
  24. 2009-04-29
    ➕
    NEIL-MACLACHLAN, Paul Alexander Philip appointed
    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 17 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
Mr Graham Forster
Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting01/04/2017

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47640 — SIC 47640

Registered office

98/2 Eastfield Drive
Eastfield Industrial Estate
Penicuik
Mid Lothian
EH26 8HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-13
Last: 2025-04-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

FORSTER, Graham→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG, Raymond Stewart→
director · ~63y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2009-04-29
Resigned
JAMIESON, Robert James Alexander→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
NEIL-MACLACHLAN, Paul Alexander Philip→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-04-29 · resigned 2017-04-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (45 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-15
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-04