FORREST DEVELOPMENTS (DUNOON) LIMITED
Opportunity 60/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (46/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2015-05-22📄gazette-dissolved-voluntarygazette · GAZ2(A)
- 2015-05-22🏁Company dissolved
- 2015-01-30📄gazette-notice-voluntarygazette · GAZ1(A)
- 2015-01-14📄dissolution-application-strike-off-companydissolution · DS01
- 2014-11-13📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2014-08-13✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2014-02-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2013-10-15📄accounts-with-made-up-dateaccounts · AA
- 2013-02-27📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2012-02-20🏢Company incorporatedAs FORREST DEVELOPMENTS (DUNOON) LIMITED
- 2012-02-20➕MORISONS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2012-02-20➕WARNOCK, James Archibald Kirkland appointeddirector
- 2012-02-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 high ·Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.
Evidence: Dissolved on 2015-05-22
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