1909 SHOWROOMS LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14426640 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (5 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
6 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs 1909 SHOWROOMS LTD
- 2022-10-18➕DAVIES, Bryn Samuel appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18➕DAVIES, Carol Irene appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18➕DAVIES, Gareth appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18➕DAVIES, Glynn appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18➕INCE, Caroline appointeddirector
- 2022-10-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
20/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DAVIES, Gareth (same surname) appointed 2022-10-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| 23 PAIRS LTD→ 16118748 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 247 WEAR LTD→ 15869325 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 4MT CARPET LTD→ 15387517 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| 88WIN LTD→ 13801312 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A J MINI MARKET LTD→ 13963192 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| A1 HOME ESSENTIALS LTD→ 14241964 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| A1A IMPORTS LTD→ 10613867 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| AA MEDICAL LTD→ 06893442 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| ABLE CARPETS LIMITED→ 05236621 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| ACQI GROUP LIMITED→ 16508678 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACTIVE24/7 LTD→ 15706803 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ADA RAE LIMITED→ 16321237 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-18
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
4 Lowndes Road
Stourbridge
West Midlands
DY8 3SS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (5 active · 0 resigned)
DAVIES, Bryn Samuel→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2022-10-18
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DAVIES, Carol Irene→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2022-10-18
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DAVIES, Gareth→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2022-10-18
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DAVIES, Glynn→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-10-18
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INCE, Caroline→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-10-18
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-18