03 INTERIORS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04638000 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-15

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 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

8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

82 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

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 · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	200	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-02-24
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address · AD01
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address · AD01
2007-04-30
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SWIFT, Veronique appointed
secretary
2007-04-30
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GRAY, Patricia Ann resigned
secretary
2006-09-08
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GRAY, David Stuart appointed
director
2006-09-08
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HURCOMBE, Deirdre appointed
director
2006-09-08
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WHYMAN COCKS, Sara Jane resigned
director
2003-03-24
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GRAY, David Stewart resigned
director
2003-02-17
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WHYMAN COCKS, Sara Jane appointed
director
2003-01-15
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Company incorporated
As 03 INTERIORS LIMITED
2003-01-15
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GRAY, Patricia Ann appointed
secretary
2003-01-15
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-15
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CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-01-15
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GRAY, David Stewart appointed
director
2003-01-15
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MC FORMATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-01-15
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MC FORMATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Stuart Gray Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Ms Deirdre Hurcombe Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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1ST AVENUE FASHIONS LTD→ 15784393 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2003-01-15

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

2 Toomers Wharf

Canal Walk

Newbury

Berkshire

RG14 1DY

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-10

Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

SWIFT, Veronique→

secretary · appointed 2007-04-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRAY, David Stuart→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-09-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HURCOMBE, Deirdre→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-09-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

GRAY, Patricia Ann→

secretary · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2007-04-30

Resigned

CRS LEGAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-01-15

Resigned

GRAY, David Stewart→

director · ~64y · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-03-24

Resigned

WHYMAN COCKS, Sara Jane→

director · ~71y · appointed 2003-02-17 · resigned 2006-09-08

Resigned

MC FORMATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-15 · resigned 2003-01-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (82 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-02-24

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2026-02-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-01-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-01-30

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

address · AD01

2023-08-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-04-28

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2022-01-18