INDIVIDUALS

Gary Forrest

ABOUT

Gary Ronald Forrest was the chairman of High Street Group, a Newcastle-based company founded in 2006 that operates in the private rental, property development, construction, and hospitality sectors. Despite supposedly being valued at 1bn, the company went into administration, leaving over 1,500 investors potentially destitute. As a result, Forrest is currently the subject of a bankruptcy petition for £37million. Interestingly, this isn't the first time he's faced financial difficulties, having been made bankrupt in 2009.

Apart from his business dealings, Forrest and his family lead a luxurious lifestyle. They currently reside in a detached five-bedroom house in Newcastle, purchased in 2017, which is described on Rightmove as a Grade II Listed Farm House dating back to the 1800s. In addition to the house, they also have horse stables and a 1.3-acre paddock for grazing.

In his free time, Forrest manages West Auckland football club and works out at his MTK boxing gym in Newcastle.

COMPANIES

All known directorships (appointments and resignations)

Active Appointments

08920673 ENGELBERT DEVELOPMENTS LTD Director 01 Jun 2016
09912548 BRIGHSTONE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 11 Dec 2015
09073799 FRIDESWIDE DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Director 01 Jun 2016
09073795 HUBERTUS DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Director 01 Jun 2016
09073704 GENEVIEVE DEVELOPMENTS LTD. Director 01 Jul 2016
10265183 LINDUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 06 Jul 2016
08776324 BEDE DEVELOPMENTS NE LTD Director 26 Sep 2019
09396359 HIGH STREET CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED Director 01 Apr 2016
10651859 WESTMINSTER WORKS LIMITED Director 17 Aug 2018 0
10585652 KSB BIRMINGHAM LIMITED Director 27 Feb 2019 2
11764265 HIGH STREET CLUB LIMITED Director 14 Jan 2019 2
11857105 STANHOPE (ALL SAINTS) DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 04 Mar 2019 4
11857077 NUNTHORPE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 04 Mar 2019 4
11861571 WHITTON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 05 Mar 2019 4
11878692 ARUNDEL (HSG) LIMITED Director 13 Mar 2019 2
09455409 LUPA LAND LIMITED Director 27 Feb 2019
11789884 KENT STREET (HSG) LIMITED Director 28 Jan 2019 0
12210790 KINROSS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Director 17 Sep 2019 4
12265710 ANCHORAGE (HSG) LIMITED Director 16 Oct 2019 2
05792414 FIRST PENTHOUSE LIMITED Director 13 May 2019 2
12265177 STRAWBERRY PLACE (HSG) LIMITED Director 16 Oct 2019 0
10265273 NILUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 06 Jul 2016
10882447 SERENUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 25 Jul 2017
11143003 ZAMA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 10 Jan 2018
10808260 QUARTUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 07 Jun 2017
11143104 ACIUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 10 Jan 2018
09659115 ALL SAINTS CONSTRUCTION LIMITED Director 01 Feb 2016 0
13557588 FORREST CONSULTANTS LIMITED Director 10 Aug 2021 2
10882221 THEON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 25 Jul 2017 0
09843103 LANOXDEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 20 Oct 2016 1
11484904 HS RESIDENTIAL (BR) LIMITED Director 26 Jul 2018
08920717 DROGO DEVELOPMENTS LTD Director 01 Jun 2016 0
09571877 ALL SAINTS ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC Director 20 Jun 2016 1
10811082 RODUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 09 Jun 2017 0
11144120 YONA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 11 Jan 2018 0
08815893 CUTHBERT DEVELOPMENTS LTD Director 01 Jul 2016
11238944 HIGH STREET RESIDENTIAL UK LIMITED Director 07 Mar 2018 0
11309176 HIGH STREET ROOFTOP HOLDINGS LIMITED Director 13 Apr 2018 0
07841268 HIGH STREET COMMERCIAL FINANCE LIMITED Director 25 Jul 2018 0
08746852 ALL SAINTS DEVELOPMENTS (NE) LTD Director 01 Jun 2016
13707781 SP RENAISSANCE LTD Director 27 Oct 2021 2

Resigned Appointments

09759805 ALL SAINTS PROPERTY INVESTMENTS LIMITED Director 01 Jul 2016 14
12104845 SPHERICAL DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 15 Jul 2019 2
11829236 KIRKWHELPINGTON DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 15 Feb 2019 27
11834937 ALL SAINTS LIVING LIMITED Director 19 Feb 2019
13362536 HRE (1) DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 28 Apr 2021
11794243 HOTEL 52 (THINFORD) LIMITED Director 29 Jan 2019 39
11789834 HSG LEISURE LIMITED Director 28 Jan 2019 7
11840246 METROPOLITAN HOUSE (HSG) LIMITED Director 21 Feb 2019 2
12464230 ORA (HSG) LIMITED Director 14 Feb 2020 2
12463897 DAVANTI CLASSIC-STATION (HSG) LIMITED Director 14 Feb 2020 2
12464207 BUDDHA (HSG) LIMITED Director 14 Feb 2020 2
12816819 HSG TOWER MANAGEMENT LIMITED Director 17 Aug 2020
12464245 DAVANTI (HSG) LIMITED Director 14 Feb 2020 67
12733127 THE ONE COLLECTION REAL ESTATE LTD Director 10 Jul 2020 2
12778904 APPETITE HSG LIMITED Director 29 Jul 2020 0
12463710 CUMBERLAND (HSG) LIMITED Director 14 Feb 2020 0
12816357 HADRIAN'S 360 LIMITED Director 16 Aug 2020 2
12128933 55 (HSG) HOSPITALITY LIMITED Director 30 Jul 2019 0
13094115 PORTLAND HOUSE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY NEWCASTLE LIMITED Director 21 Dec 2020 100
13097074 HST HOLDINGS HSG LIMITED Director 23 Dec 2020
12705235 HRE (HOLDINGS) LIMITED Director 30 Jun 2020
12709394 HRE (FS) LIMITED Director 01 Jul 2020
13097177 HRE (COMMERCIAL) LIMITED Director 23 Dec 2020
13097167 HRE (INFRASTRUCTURE) LIMITED Director 23 Dec 2020
12874678 AC HOLDINGS (HSG) LIMITED Director 12 Sep 2020 1
13097084 HRE (DM) LIMITED Director 23 Dec 2020
12568223 HADRIAN REAL ESTATE PLC Director 22 Apr 2020
12778938 HADRIAN AND CO LIMITED Director 29 Jul 2020 0
12159482 HOTEL 52 (WASHINGTON) LIMITED Director 16 Aug 2019 2
11702276 STRAWBERRY PLACE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 13 Nov 2019 16
12753150 OLYMPIUS DEVELOPMENTS 2 LIMITED Director 19 Jul 2020 2
12878826 THE ONE COLLECTIONGROUP LTD Director 14 Sep 2020
12875549 HADRIANS HOLDINGS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED Director 13 Sep 2020
13115898 MIDDLEWOOD MANAGEMENT LTD Director 06 Jan 2021 2
11913801 THE ONE COLLECTION LEISURE LTD Director 29 Mar 2019 21
10594675 OLYMPIUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 01 Feb 2017 0
10962853 URSUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 14 Sep 2017
11204552 BODO DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 14 Feb 2018 23
10617831 HOLLOWAY HOLDINGS (BIRMINGHAM) LIMITED Director 14 Feb 2017 20
10694418 PALMUS DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 28 Mar 2017
10951832 VAGA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 07 Sep 2017
11098677 WALBERT DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 06 Dec 2017 23
11582575 HRE (POTTERY LANE) LIMITED Director 21 Sep 2018
09245685 BURR LIVING ONE LIMITED Director 23 Feb 2016
11378424 HOTEL 52 (SEA) LIMITED Director 23 May 2018 0
11550696 HOTEL 52 (PARKMORE) LIMITED Director 04 Sep 2018 41
08501579 THE HIGH STREET GRP CONTACT CENTRE LIMITED Director 24 Apr 2013 0
08607375 HIGH STREET ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED Director 12 Jul 2013 0
10264227 MAXIMA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 05 Jul 2016 2
10479328 BRAMHALL HOSPITALITY LIMITED Director 15 Nov 2016
12450261 BRAMHALL HOSPITALITY TRADING LIMITED Director 07 Feb 2020 0
12198012 AYCLIFFE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 10 Sep 2019
09951992 45 ST GEORGES ROAD MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Director 01 Mar 2016
13575521 KIRKWHELPINGTON MANAGEMENT COMPANY LTD Director 19 Aug 2021 1
10614214 AIDANGARDENS MANAGEMENT LIMITED Director 10 Feb 2017
11679578 STUDENT 52 (NEWCASTLE) LIMITED Director 15 Nov 2018
10671215 HOLLOWAY INVESTMENTS LIMITED Director 31 Aug 2018

Dissolved Appointments

09165471 RASKELF DEVELOPMENT ONE LIMITED Director 09 May 2016 0
11359656 ASHCROFT MEWS MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Director 14 May 2018 0
08824376 AIDEN DEVELOPMENTS LTD Director 01 Jun 2016 0
11954316 ROOFTOP DEVELOPMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED Director 18 Apr 2019 0
13366065 HSG STUDIO 52 MANAGEMENT LIMITED Director 29 Apr 2021 0
12077914 HOLDFORTH (HSG) LIMITED Director 01 Jul 2019 0
12615914 HIGH STREET CAPITAL (HSG) LIMITED Director 21 May 2020 0
12623841 HIGH STREET CAPITAL (MET HOUSE) LIMITED Director 26 May 2020 0
12682115 PALMUS (CP) LIMITED Director 19 Jun 2020 0
12775546 HIGH STREET PRS (HSF3) FUNDING LIMITED Director 28 Jul 2020 0
12775545 HIGH STREET PRS (HSF18) FUNDING LIMITED Director 28 Jul 2020 0
12798197 ST JAMES (HSG) HOTEL LIMITED Director 06 Aug 2020 0
12876181 ELPHINSTONE DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED Director 13 Sep 2020 0
12704348 HIGH STREET PRS FUNDING LIMITED Director 29 Jun 2020 0
13272146 TYNEMOUTH PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT LIMITED Director 16 Mar 2021 0
13286680 HIGH STREET EVENTS (NORTH EAST) LIMITED Director 23 Mar 2021 0
12563063 IC (HSG) LIMITED Director 20 Apr 2020 0
11068686 OLYMPIUS HOLDINGS LIMITED Director 17 Nov 2017 0
11652716 STAMFORD LEA MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Director 31 Oct 2018 0
10421559 FRENCHGATE HOUSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED Director 11 Oct 2016 0
08501526 HIGH STREET DIRECT SALES LIMITED Director 24 Apr 2013 0
08051851 THE HIGH STREET PROCESS LIMITED Director 01 May 2012 0
11267039 THE WALLED GARDENS (GOSFORTH) MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED Director 21 Mar 2018 0
08161950 HIGH STREET WEALTH MANAGEMENT LIMITED Director 26 Feb 2013 0
13421333 COLLINGWOOD COMMERCIAL MORTGAGES LIMITED Director 26 May 2021 0

SHAREHOLDINGS

All known shares in limited companies

ASSOCIATES

All known past and present co-directorships

Forrest and Steven Knight share a relatively close business relationship. Knight is the Chairman of Castle Trust and Management Services, a company that provides security trustee services.

Interestingly, Castle Fund Administrators Limited, a subsidiary of Castle Group, acted as the listing member for All Saints Asset Management PLC. One of Forrest's companies, on the Gibraltar Stock Exchange.

Gavin Fraser

Natalie Jordan Ellis

Phillip Brumwell

Phillip Brumwell is a regular collaborator of Forrest and he uses him as a co-director in a significant number of companies along with his daughter Natalie. According to his LinkedIn profile. He is managing director of The One Collection Group.

His Co- directorships include:

The One Collection Group nee Forrest Leisure Holdings- Natalie Ellis and Philip Brumwell took over Gary and Hazel Forrest’s shares in The One Collection Group
The One Collection Real Estate Ltd 12733127 nee High Street Estate Services
The One Collection Leisure Limited 11913801 nee High Street Hospitality Limited
Davanti Classic-Station (HSG) Limited 12463897
Maxima Developments Limited 10264227
ORA (HSG) Limited 12464230
Buddha (HSG) Limited 12464207
Burr Living One Limited 09245685
Spherical Developments Limited 12104845
Davanti (HSG) Limited 12464245
Bramhall Hospitality Limited 10479328
Stansfield House (Stanley) Limited 10686877
Appetite HSG Limited 12778904
Hadrian’s 360 Limited 12816357
HSG Tower Management Limited 12816819
Middlewood Management Limited 13115898
Hadrians Holdings Limited 12875549
3Sixty (North East) Limited 14462821
The One Collection Asset Management Ltd 14471998
Hadrian Tower Management Ltd 14474094
The One Collection Residential Management Ltd 14475080
Hotel 52 (Sea) Limited 11378424
Forrest Family Office Ltd 14419401
Hotel 52 (Parkmore) Limited 11550696

Richard Knox

Anthony Hughes

Anthony Hughes is a co-director of Phillip Brumwell and Gary Forrest in a number of companies, specifically High Street Commercial Finance Ltd, which is in liquidation. He was also a Director of Platinum Assets and Developments Ltd and is also a current shareholder in this company. This company has Castle Trust as a security trustee and is a company of interest to Insolvency & Law, with a number of LNH’s coming forward with concerns.

Richard Gore and Mark James

Richard Gore and Mark James of Reditum Investments Ltd. Both became Directors and shareholders of Olympius Developments Limited when Gary Forrest resigned on August 17th 2017. ODL owns the freehold building called Hadrian’s Tower that went into administration in March 2022. Reditum have proposed to purchase Hadrian’s Tower through the administration process and this has been accepted by the administrators. On top of this, both Gore and James also became Directors and shareholders of Strawberry Place Developments Ltd when Gary resigned August 17th 2021.