CALEDONIAN FURNITURE COMPANY LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC078846 · ltd · incorporated 1982-05-26
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 42.4y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£38.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
6 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.4y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
106 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 £37,992
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£38k
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£60k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.0k | £36.7k |
| Current assets | £60.1k | £40.4k |
| Net assets | £38.0k | £36.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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 (31 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-15📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-09-15📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-09-14➕GARCIA-PALMER, Claire appointeddirector
- 2023-09-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-05📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-31➕FRENCH, Nicholas James Ernest appointeddirector
- 2023-07-31➖FRENCH, Robert James resignedsecretary
- 2023-07-31➖FRENCH, Robert James resigneddirector
- 2022-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-18📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-11-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-22➖DOYLE, Morag resignedsecretary
- 2013-07-22➕FRENCH, Robert James appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-28🔒Charge registered #7Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1997-01-23🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Cumbernauld Development Corporation
- 1996-01-12🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Cumbernauld Development Corporation
- 1996-01-10🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1988-12-02🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1984-07-05🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1983-11-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1982-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CALEDONIAN FURNITURE COMPANY LIMITED
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
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 Nicholas James Ernest French Individual · British · DOB 03/1972 · age 54 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/07/2025 |
Mrs Claire Estelle Anne Grcia - Palmer Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 15/07/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert James Frenchceased 15/07/2025· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1982-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC31010 — Manufacture of office and shop furniture
Registered office
Davidson Sharp & Co 2e Napier Place
Wardpark
Cumbernauld
G68 0LL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
FRENCH, Nicholas James Ernest→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2023-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GARCIA-PALMER, Claire→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2023-09-14
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DOYLE, Morag→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2013-07-22
FRENCH, Robert James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2013-07-22 · resigned 2023-07-31
FRENCH, Robert James→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · resigned 2023-07-31
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Mortgages & charges
6
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 28/08/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumbernauld Development Corporation | Standard security | 1 property | 23/01/1997 | — | |
| outstanding | Cumbernauld Development Corporation | Standard security | 1 property | 12/01/1996 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/01/1996 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/07/1984 | 02/12/1988 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 23/11/1983 | 18/11/2021 |
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Recent filings (106 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-05
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-27