FORFAR STORAGE LTD

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SC535634 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-17
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
year to May 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
22 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31

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 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2023-05-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-05-30
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-06
    LEUCHARS, Alasdair Mitchell resigned
    director
  9. 2021-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-05-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As FORFAR STORAGE LTD
  15. 2016-05-17
    LEUCHARS, Craig Alasdair appointed
    director
  16. 2016-05-17
    LEUCHARS, Alasdair Mitchell appointed
    director
  17. 2016-05-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 Craig Alasdair Leuchars
Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44
75100%
75-100% shares06/02/2023
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Alasdair Mitchell Leucharsceased 06/02/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2016-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

2 Suttieside Road
Forfar
Angus
DD8 3EL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-30
Last: 2025-05-16

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LEUCHARS, Craig Alasdair
director · ~44y · appointed 2016-05-17
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Active
LEUCHARS, Alasdair Mitchell
director · ~78y · appointed 2016-05-17 · resigned 2023-02-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-27