2S INTERIORS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
07537444 · ltd · incorporated 2011-02-21
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 43342Glazing
  • 43390Other building completion and finishing
  • 43999Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees100100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-24
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  3. 2024-09-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-09-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2022-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  8. 2021-08-09
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2021-08-06
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  10. 2021-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2020-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-09-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2020-03-04
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-03-04
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-09-17
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  18. 2019-09-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2011-05-06
    CALDER & CO (REGISTRARS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2011-02-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 2S INTERIORS LIMITED
  21. 2011-02-21
    ALESSANDRINI, Giampiero appointed
    director

Owner dependency

98/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-01-24: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Giampiero Alessandrini
Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-02-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

Calder & Co
30 Orange Street
London
WC2H 7HF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-25
Last: 2025-09-11

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CALDER & CO (REGISTRARS) LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-06
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Active
ALESSANDRINI, Giampiero
director · ~62y · appointed 2011-02-21
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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-11
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2021-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-17
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-08-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2021-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28