THE WHITE HOUSE FURNITURE LTD

💤Zombieactive

NI644498 · ltd · incorporated 2017-03-13

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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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

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

18 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

£90k

↑ 36% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£-33.5k	£-68.0k
Current assets	£90.1k	£66.4k
Debtors	£53.6k	—

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

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand

2025-11-10
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2024-09-10
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2023-12-04
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2022-12-21
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2021-12-03
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2021-03-25
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2019-12-16
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2019-03-25
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2017-03-13
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Company incorporated
As THE WHITE HOUSE FURNITURE LTD
2017-03-13
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MARTIN, Sinead appointed
director
2017-03-13
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Mrs Sinead Martin Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1975 · age 51	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	13/03/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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LAMONT STONE LIMITED→ NI031454 · est 1996	£12.57M £9.43M–£15.71M	—	—	73	29y	87	74y
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MURDOCK HARDWOOD INDUSTRIES LIMITED→ NI015426 · est 1982	£3.94M £2.96M–£4.93M	£14.10M	—	3300	44y	87	63y
R & J FOODS LTD→ NI035741 · est 1999	£3.17M £2.38M–£3.96M	—	—	114	27y	84	64y
STEPHENS CATERING EQUIPMENT COMPANY LIMITED→ NI011092 · est 1975	£2.18M £1.63M–£2.72M	£19.96M	—	9500	50y	85	62y
BASIL KNIPE ELECTRICS LIMITED→ NI070354 · est 2008	£2.04M £1.53M–£2.56M	—	—	4300	17y	87	61y
CHARIOTEER LIMITED→ NI038821 · est 2000	£1.83M £1.37M–£2.29M	£16.58M	—	9400	25y	85	61y
JESROE (SERVICES) LIMITED→ NI033828 · est 1998	£1.19M £889.9k–£1.48M	—	—	3000	28y	87	69y
WINE INNS LIMITED→ NI008313 · est 1971	£1.15M £863.8k–£1.44M	—	—	12200	54y	85	80y
BELFAST TILES AND BATHROOM CENTRE LTD→ NI055324 · est 2005	£80.5k £60.4k–£100.7k	£373.4k	—	300	20y	85	62y

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2017-03-13

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

9b Railway Road

Killeavy

Newry

BT35 8JU

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MARTIN, Sinead→

director · ~51y · appointed 2017-03-13

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