FORTHSIDE CONSULTING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC463229 · ltd · incorporated 2013-11-07
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
£188
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £188
Net assets shrinking
Down £407 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£188
↓ 68% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↑ 4657% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£5k£10k£14k£19k£24kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£246£595
Current assets£24.1k£507
Net assets£188£595

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-18
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    capital · SH01
  2. 2025-09-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-09-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2023-12-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-08-20
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    address · AD01
  13. 2019-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  14. 2018-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2013-11-07
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    Company incorporated
    As FORTHSIDE CONSULTING LIMITED
  17. 2013-11-07
    ➕
    WILLIAMSON, David Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 David Andrew Williamson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Dawn Williamsonceased 15/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2013-11-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

69 Gateside Street
West Kilbride
KA23 9BB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILLIAMSON, David Andrew→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-11-07
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-23