APPIN FOREST SERVICES C.I.C.

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SC883234 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2026-03-20
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 02400
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (46/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
1 filing — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APPIN FOREST SERVICES C.I.C.
  2. 2026-03-20
    CORNISH, Robert Nelson appointed
    director
  3. 2026-03-20
    COUSINS, Penelope Jane appointed
    director
  4. 2026-03-20
    GLOVER, Anthony Richard appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-20
    STEUART FOTHRINGHAM, Charles Henry appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-20
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    incorporation-community-interest-company
    incorporation · CICINC

Owner dependency

60/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 0.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2026-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC02400 — SIC 02400

Registered office

Tom-A-Ghiuthais
Fasnacloich
Appin
PA38 4BJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-20
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-02
Last:

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

CORNISH, Robert Nelson
director · ~75y · appointed 2026-03-20
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Active
COUSINS, Penelope Jane
director · ~78y · appointed 2026-03-20
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Active
GLOVER, Anthony Richard
director · ~67y · appointed 2026-03-20
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Active
STEUART FOTHRINGHAM, Charles Henry
director · ~52y · appointed 2026-03-20
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Active

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Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-community-interest-company
incorporation · CICINC
2026-03-20