FORTN LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC737765 · ltd · incorporated 2022-07-07

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jul 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Computer facilities management activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

62090Other information technology service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

8 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-07-31	2024-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand

2026-04-20
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accounts · AA
2025-04-01
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accounts · AA
2024-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-19
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address · AD01
2022-07-07
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Company incorporated
As FORTN LTD
2022-07-07
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KHISMATULLIN, Timur, Dr appointed
director
2022-07-07
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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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Timur Khismatullin Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	07/07/2022

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

Incorporated2022-07-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62030 — Computer facilities management activities

Registered office

17 Cormorant Avenue

Houston

Johnstone

PA6 7LG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-20

Last: 2025-07-06

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KHISMATULLIN, Timur, Dr→

director · ~45y · appointed 2022-07-07

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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2026-04-20

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-04-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-19

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-07-19

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2022-07-07