BROADVIEW FORESTRY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC626472 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-02
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 May 2025
Net worth
£14.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
29 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £14,065
Net assets shrinking
Down £6,928 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 99% YoY
Cash YoY
-99%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£169
↓ 99% YoY
Net Worth
£14k
↓ 33% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 74% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £17.3k | £24.3k |
| Current assets | £8.6k | £32.9k |
| Cash | £169 | £12.1k |
| Debtors | £8.4k | £20.8k |
| Net assets | £14.1k | £21.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
- • 5 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-20📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-02-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-01-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-04➕MCKENNA, Sarah appointeddirector
- 2023-10-04➖BARR, John Armstrong resigneddirector
- 2023-07-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-04-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs BROADVIEW FORESTRY LTD
- 2019-04-02➕MCKENNA, Paul Edward appointeddirector
- 2019-04-02➕BARR, John Armstrong appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Edward Mckenna Individual · British · DOB 02/1971 · age 55 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 02/04/2019 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Armstrong Barrceased 04/10/2023· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400
Registered office
81 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3ES
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-17
Last: 2026-02-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MCKENNA, Paul Edward→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-04-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKENNA, Sarah→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-10-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARR, John Armstrong→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-02 · resigned 2023-10-04
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Recent filings (29 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-23
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-18