FORREST TRAINING LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC603908 · ltd · incorporated 2018-07-30
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£206
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £206
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£206
↑ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£42k
↑ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-07-31 | 2023-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.1k | £24.6k |
| Current assets | £42.3k | £37.0k |
| Net assets | £206 | £131 |
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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-20📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-10-19📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs FORREST TRAINING LTD
- 2018-07-30➕FORREST, Kelly-Marie appointeddirector
- 2018-07-30➕FORREST, Kevin Thomas appointeddirector
- 2018-07-30📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FORREST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Thomas Forrest Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/07/2018 |
Mrs Kelly-Marie Forrest Individual · British · DOB 07/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/07/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-07-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.
Registered office
29 Craighead Avenue
Portlethen
Aberdeen
AB12 4TP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FORREST, Kelly-Marie→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2018-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FORREST, Kevin Thomas→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2018-07-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (16 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-08