FORAGING GOAT LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC710191 · ltd · incorporated 2021-09-22
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£63.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10840
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 10850Manufacture of prepared meals and dishes
- 47210Retail sale of fruit and vegetables in specialised stores
- 47290Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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, 4 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
12 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
60
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £63,146
Net assets shrinking
Down £20,923 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£63k
↓ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-09-30 | 2024-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £69.9k | £90.6k |
| Current assets | £51.8k | £75.3k |
| Net assets | £63.1k | £84.1k |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-20➕TAVENER, Catherine Elaine appointeddirector
- 2022-07-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-22🏢Company incorporatedAs FORAGING GOAT LTD
- 2021-09-22➕TAVENER, Tony David appointeddirector
- 2021-09-22📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
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 Tony David Tavener Individual · British · DOB 03/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/09/2021 |
Mrs Catherine Elaine Tavener Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/09/2021 |
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
Incorporated2021-09-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC10840 — SIC 10840
Registered office
65 High Street
Haddington
EH41 3ED
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
TAVENER, Catherine Elaine→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2022-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAVENER, Tony David→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2021-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (12 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-07-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-09-22