CLASSIQUE FLOORING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC144130 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 20.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£611.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.1y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
118 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £611,252
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,625 YoY
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£419k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
£611k
↓ 2.3% YoY
Current Assets
£866k
↑ 2.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£173k£346k£520k£693k£866kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£634.5k£664.5k
Current assets£866.0k£844.8k
Cash£419.5k£476.8k
Debtors£415.8k£334.3k
Net assets£611.3k£625.9k

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

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1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-24
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2026-02-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2025-05-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-07
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    FAIRLEY, Greg William appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-07
    ➕
    GRANT, Ben Alan appointed
    director
  11. 2022-09-07
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    REILLY, Gerald Thomas resigned
    director
  12. 2022-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2022-09-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-09-07
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-15
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  17. 2021-02-19
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  18. 2020-04-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-11-15
    ➖
    DALGLISH, Ann Heather resigned
    director
  20. 2011-06-23
    ➖
    MCKINNON, Norman resigned
    director
  21. 2010-04-06
    ➕
    REILLY, Gerald Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2008-10-24
    ➖
    KERNOHAN, Dave resigned
    director
  23. 2006-04-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  24. 2006-03-14
    ➕
    FAIRLEY, Rosalind Valerie appointed
    secretary
  25. 2006-03-14
    ➕
    FAIRLEY, Rosalind Valerie appointed
    director
  26. 2006-03-14
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Stewart resigned
    secretary
  27. 2006-03-14
    ➕
    DALGLISH, Ann Heather appointed
    director
  28. 2006-03-14
    ➕
    KERNOHAN, Dave appointed
    director
  29. 2006-03-14
    ➖
    MACKENZIE, Gordon George resigned
    director
  30. 2006-03-14
    ➕
    MCKINNON, Norman appointed
    director
  31. 2006-03-14
    ➖
    REILLY, Gerald Thomas resigned
    director
  32. 1993-04-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLASSIQUE FLOORING LIMITED
  33. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 1993-04-29
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  35. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  36. 1993-04-29
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  37. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    MACKENZIE, Gordon George appointed
    director
  38. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    REILLY, Gerald Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FAIRLEY, Greg William (same surname) appointed 2022-09-07. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Grant And Fairley Flooring Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

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Grant And Fairley Flooring Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
significant stake
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CLASSIQUE FLOORING LIMITED
This company · SC144130

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Grant And Fairley Flooring Limited
Corporate entity
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/08/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Gerald Thomas Reillyceased 16/08/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1993-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

Block 8 Unit 1b
Woodend Industrial Estate
Cowdenbeath
Fife
KY4 8HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-10
Last: 2026-02-24

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

FAIRLEY, Rosalind Valerie→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-14
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Active
FAIRLEY, Greg William→
director · ~37y · appointed 2022-09-07
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Active
FAIRLEY, Rosalind Valerie→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-03-14
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Active
GRANT, Ben Alan→
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-09-07
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Active
MACKENZIE, Stewart→
secretary · resigned 2006-03-14
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 1993-04-29
Resigned
DALGLISH, Ann Heather→
director · ~50y · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2018-11-15
Resigned
KERNOHAN, Dave→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2008-10-24
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 1993-04-29
Resigned
MACKENZIE, Gordon George→
director · ~81y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 2006-03-14
Resigned
MCKINNON, Norman→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-03-14 · resigned 2011-06-23
Resigned
REILLY, Gerald Thomas→
director · ~69y · appointed 2010-04-06 · resigned 2022-09-07
Resigned
REILLY, Gerald Thomas→
director · ~69y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 2006-03-14
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property05/04/2006—
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Recent filings (118 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-07