FORSS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC489333 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-20
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-13.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £12,978
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£7k
Net Worth
-£13k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-13.0k | — |
| Cash | £6.8k | — |
| Net assets | £-13.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 300 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-23➖SUTTON, Carl David resigneddirector
- 2025-06-23➖SUTTON, Nicholas Robert resigneddirector
- 2025-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-19➕HILDRED, Mark appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19➕SALISBURY, Tracey Jayne appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19➕SUTTON, David Clifford appointeddirector
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-29📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-07-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-29➖ROBERTSON, Neil Stewart resigneddirector
- 2024-02-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-01-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-01-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-09-13➖BETTLES, Emma Lucy resigneddirector
- 2014-10-20🏢Company incorporatedAs FORSS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2014-10-20➕SALISBURY, Tracey Jayne appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-20➕BETTLES, Emma Lucy appointeddirector
- 2014-10-20➕ROBERTSON, Neil Stewart appointeddirector
- 2014-10-20➕SUTTON, Carl David appointeddirector
- 2014-10-20➕SUTTON, Nicholas Robert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
1 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: SUTTON, Carl David resigned 2025-06-23; SUTTON, Nicholas Robert resigned 2025-06-23
Group structure
The Abbey Group Cambridgeshire Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
The Abbey Group Cambridgeshire Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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FORSS MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · SC489333
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The Abbey Group Cambridgeshire Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/01/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Abbey Ecosse Limitedceased 11/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-10-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
Balmore House
Forss Business & Energy Park
Forss By Thurso
Caithness
KW14 7UZ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
SALISBURY, Tracey Jayne→
Activesecretary · appointed 2014-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HILDRED, Mark→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SALISBURY, Tracey Jayne→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUTTON, David Clifford→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2025-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BETTLES, Emma Lucy→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2014-10-20 · resigned 2022-09-13
ROBERTSON, Neil Stewart→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-10-20 · resigned 2024-02-29
SUTTON, Carl David→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2014-10-20 · resigned 2025-06-23
SUTTON, Nicholas Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2014-10-20 · resigned 2025-06-23
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Recent filings (41 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-19