SALESMARK WEST LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08798332 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-02
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£618.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £618,345
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£117k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£618k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £794.7k | £738.2k |
| Current assets | £1.00M | £870.8k |
| Cash | £117.1k | £159.7k |
| Debtors | £439.2k | £360.8k |
| Net assets | £618.3k | £583.8k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-21📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-02-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-06-30📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-10📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2023-03-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-10📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-03-10📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-22➕GREEN, Jasmin appointeddirector
- 2022-07-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2022-02-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2020-05-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2019-12-13➖SMART, Lee Nigel resigneddirector
- 2016-09-01➕SMART, Lee Nigel appointeddirector
- 2015-03-17🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee)
- 2015-01-01➖SMART, Lee Nigel resigneddirector
- 2013-12-02🏢Company incorporatedAs SALESMARK WEST LIMITED
- 2013-12-02➕BRYANT, Lawrence Michael appointeddirector
- 2013-12-02➕SMART, Lee Nigel appointeddirector
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lawrence Michael Bryant Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Lee Nigel Smartceased 13/12/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MANOR Q SOURCING LTD→ 16884310 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PANCHAEA LTD→ 12522865 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| PETER CHARLES EQUESTRIAN LIMITED→ 07105516 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| REVIGA TRANSPORT LTD→ 13022553 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| S-W WHOLESALE LIMITED→ 14606718 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SAUNASHOP.COM LTD.→ 02653013 · est 1991 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 34y | — | — |
| SECURITY SALES LTD→ 04555141 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| SELECT EUROPE (UK) LTD→ 14066979 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| SENEDY AVERR LTD→ 16565164 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SILVER SUNSHINE LTD→ 11686256 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| SIMPLY UNTOUCHED LTD→ 08784557 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| SIP AND SMILE LTD→ 13887966 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-12-02
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Registered office
Unit 1 Stockport Park
Stockport Road
Amesbury
Wiltshire
SP4 7LN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last: 2026-06-16
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
BRYANT, Lawrence Michael→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-12-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GREEN, Jasmin→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2022-09-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMART, Lee Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-09-01 · resigned 2019-12-13
SMART, Lee Nigel→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-12-02 · resigned 2015-01-01
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/02/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 24/05/2020 | 01/02/2022 | |
| satisfied | Bibby Financial Services Bibby Financial Services Limited (As Security Trustee) | A registered charge | — | 17/03/2015 | 01/02/2022 |
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-02-21
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-05
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2023-03-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-10
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-03-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-23