FORTH GRASS MACHINERY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC427421 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-02
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£163.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 1 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £163,513
Net assets shrinking
Down £88,947 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£164k
↓ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£311k
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £264.2k | £338.1k |
| Current assets | £310.6k | £406.0k |
| Net assets | £163.5k | £252.5k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-26➕MCGIFFEN, Sarah Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs FORTH GRASS MACHINERY LIMITED
- 2012-07-02➕JEWELL, Crawford appointeddirector
- 2012-07-02➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2012-07-02➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
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 Crawford Jewell Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 21/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC95220 — Repair of household appliances and home and garden equipment
Registered office
Unit 1 Bellman Way
Dalgety Bay
Fife
KY11 9JW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
JEWELL, Crawford→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2012-07-02
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MCGIFFEN, Sarah Anne→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2026-03-26
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MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2012-07-02 · resigned 2012-07-02
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Recent filings (35 total)
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officers · AP01
2026-03-27
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gazette · DISS40
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-29