123FLOOR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07385620 · ltd · incorporated 2010-09-23
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 9.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£101.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.6y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
57 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £100,957
Cash YoY
+187%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£97k
↑ 187% YoY
Net Worth
£101k
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Assets
£475k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £172.2k | £156.3k |
| Current assets | £474.5k | £380.8k |
| Cash | £96.7k | £33.6k |
| Debtors | £223.6k | £184.7k |
| Net assets | £101.0k | £93.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-09📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-10-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-31📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-03-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-03-16📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2016-12-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lorraine Frost
- 2013-03-31➕FROST, Lorraine Dawn appointeddirector
- 2012-03-03➖BENNETT, Robert Craig resigneddirector
- 2012-03-03➖MIL-HOMENS, Charles Pierre resigneddirector
- 2012-03-02➕FROST, Marc Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2011-12-16➖FROST, Marc Jonathan resigneddirector
- 2010-11-22➖FROST, Paul Morris resigneddirector
- 2010-11-21➕BENNETT, Robert Craig appointeddirector
- 2010-11-21➕MIL-HOMENS, Charles Pierre appointeddirector
- 2010-09-23🏢Company incorporatedAs 123FLOOR LIMITED
- 2010-09-23➕FROST, Marc Jonathan appointedsecretary
- 2010-09-23➕FROST, Marc Jonathan appointeddirector
- 2010-09-23➕FROST, Paul Morris appointeddirector
Owner dependency
74/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
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 Marc Jonathan Frost Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lorraine Dawn Frost Individual · English · DOB 05/1971 · age 55 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-09-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Registered office
The Mansion House Wrest Park
Silsoe
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK45 4HR
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
FROST, Marc Jonathan→
Activesecretary · appointed 2010-09-23
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FROST, Lorraine Dawn→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-03-31
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FROST, Marc Jonathan→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2012-03-02
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BENNETT, Robert Craig→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2010-11-21 · resigned 2012-03-03
FROST, Marc Jonathan→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2011-12-16
FROST, Paul Morris→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2010-09-23 · resigned 2010-11-22
MIL-HOMENS, Charles Pierre→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2010-11-21 · resigned 2012-03-03
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lorraine Frost / Marc Frost | A registered charge | — | 05/12/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (57 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2025-12-31
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2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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2022-08-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-31
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2019-11-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-10-27