CORE CONTRACT FURNITURE LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
14976802 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-03
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 13921
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 31010Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-25📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-10-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-10-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-05-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-12-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-07-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-10➕MCCOURT, Paula Louise appointeddirector
- 2023-07-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CORE CONTRACT FURNITURE LTD
- 2023-07-03➕MCCOURT, Stuart appointeddirector
- 2023-07-03➕TAYLOR, Jeffrey appointeddirector
- 2023-07-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
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 Stuart Mccourt Individual · British · DOB 07/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/07/2023 |
Mr Jeffrey Taylor Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 03/07/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Paula Louise Mccourtceased 12/07/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALLTRONICS LIMITED→ 05181242 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| CARTMAN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS LIMITED→ 16666714 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CATERING UNITS AND VAN CONVERSIONS LIMITED→ 13805983 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CAV ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED→ 06714060 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| CLOVER 51 LIMITED→ 08013755 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| COMPUTER & LAPTOP REPAIR SERVICES LIMITED→ 08399036 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CON MECH ENGINEERS LIMITED→ 00677804 · est 1960 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 65y | — | — |
| CONSETT STEEL WORKS LTD→ 13590561 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CONTRACT SERVICES WOOD MACHINERY LTD→ 08272055 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CONVERGENT LABS LTD→ 16887177 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CORESPEC LTD→ 03574269 · est 1998 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 27y | — | — |
| COSTSPEX LIMITED→ 05668710 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC13921 — SIC 13921
Registered office
Unit 9a & 9b Rennys Lane
Dragonville Industrial Estate
Durham
DH1 2RS
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
MCCOURT, Paula Louise→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCOURT, Stuart→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2023-07-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Jeffrey→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2023-07-03
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Recent filings (15 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-04-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-10-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-07-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-03