FRANKE U.K. LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC126669 · ltd · incorporated 1990-08-09

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 14.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 14.0y

55/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 14.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
· Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 20 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

140 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Loss-making

Loss before tax £885,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Profit before tax	£-885.0k	£-1.33M
Average employees	61	6900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand

2026-02-26
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-25
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-01
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MURA, Corrado appointed
director
2025-12-31
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BORRA, Barbara resigned
director
2025-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
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MCINTYRE, Craig appointed
secretary
2025-09-08
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-15
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CREGEEN, Jonathan David resigned
secretary
2025-08-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-05
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-01
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CREGEEN, Jonathan David appointed
secretary
2024-08-31
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WANG, Yao resigned
secretary
2023-09-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-19
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KÜENZI, Adrian René appointed
director
2023-06-19
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ORWIN, Daniel resigned
secretary
2023-06-19
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WANG, Yao appointed
secretary
2023-06-19
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ORWIN, Daniel resigned
director
2023-06-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-19
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-19
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-21
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
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ORWIN, Daniel appointed
director
2020-12-11
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SCHILLING, David resigned
director
2020-12-11
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-07-31
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BORRA, Barbara appointed
director
2019-07-31
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OZKAN, Ozgen resigned
director
2018-04-04
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OZKAN, Ozgen appointed
director
2018-04-03
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ZSCHOKKE, Alexander Peter resigned
director
2017-10-18
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ZSCHOKKE, Alexander Peter appointed
director
2017-09-15
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VOELKEL, Lars resigned
director
2015-08-31
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BAMBER, Tracey Ann resigned
director
2015-03-31
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HOUGHTON, David John resigned
director
2015-03-31
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SCHILLING, David appointed
director
2015-03-31
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VOELKEL, Lars appointed
director
2013-12-30
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PIEPER, Michael resigned
director
2013-11-07
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JONES, Livia Piroska resigned
secretary
2013-11-07
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ORWIN, Daniel appointed
secretary
2012-04-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2012-03-31
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MARR, Duncan Blakey resigned
director
2012-03-01
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BAMBER, Tracey Ann appointed
director
2011-06-01
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TUERLING, Torsten resigned
director
2010-08-01
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KEMMERLING, Wolfgang Friedrich resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 74 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Limited 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CREGEEN, Jonathan David resigned 2025-08-15; BORRA, Barbara resigned 2025-12-31

Group structure

Franke U.K. Holding Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Franke U.K. Holding Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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FRANKE U.K. LIMITED

This company · SC126669

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Franke U.K. Holding Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1990-08-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

West Carron Works Stenhouse Road

Carron

Falkirk

FK2 8DR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-23

Last: 2025-06-09

Officers (3 active · 26 resigned)

MCINTYRE, Craig→

secretary · appointed 2025-09-08

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Active

KÜENZI, Adrian René→

director · ~45y · appointed 2023-06-19

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Active

MURA, Corrado→

director · ~54y · appointed 2026-01-01

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Active

BRINDLE, Christopher John→

secretary · appointed 1995-10-06 · resigned 2009-12-31

Resigned

CREGEEN, Jonathan David→

secretary · appointed 2024-09-01 · resigned 2025-08-15

Resigned

ELLIOTT, Keith Adrian→

secretary · resigned 1995-10-06

Resigned

JONES, Livia Piroska→

secretary · appointed 2010-01-01 · resigned 2013-11-07

Resigned

ORWIN, Daniel→

secretary · appointed 2013-11-07 · resigned 2023-06-19

Resigned

REID, Brian→

nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-08-09 · resigned 1990-08-09

Resigned

WANG, Yao→

secretary · appointed 2023-06-19 · resigned 2024-08-31

Resigned

BAMBER, Tracey Ann→

director · ~57y · appointed 2012-03-01 · resigned 2015-08-31

Resigned

BORRA, Barbara→

director · ~66y · appointed 2019-07-31 · resigned 2025-12-31

Resigned

CACH, Wolfgang→

director · ~81y · resigned 2002-05-15

Resigned

HAUSWIRTH, Andreas→

director · ~72y · appointed 2001-03-01 · resigned 2002-05-15

Resigned

HERRMANN, Guenter Karl→

director · ~76y · appointed 2002-05-15 · resigned 2007-01-26

Resigned

HOUGHTON, David John→

director · ~64y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2015-03-31

Resigned

KEMMERLING, Wolfgang Friedrich→

director · ~77y · appointed 2002-05-15 · resigned 2010-08-01

Resigned

MARR, Duncan Blakey→

director · ~79y · appointed 1991-12-13 · resigned 2012-03-31

Resigned

MONNARD, Andre→

director · ~86y · resigned 2002-05-15

Resigned

ORWIN, Daniel→

director · ~45y · appointed 2020-12-11 · resigned 2023-06-19

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge	1 property	30/04/2012	—

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Recent filings (140 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-02-26

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-16

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2025-09-08

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2025-08-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-20

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-01-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date

officers · AP03

2024-09-05

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-09-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-12

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-27

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-08-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2023-06-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2023-06-19