THE FURNITURE PROJECT (STRANRAER) LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC176908 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1997-07-02

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38110

Sector: Water supply & waste

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 92-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 92). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

41 officers (6 active, 41 linked, 38 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

151 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (97 events)Click to expand

2026-01-13
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accounts · AA
2025-11-21
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officers · TM01
2025-11-21
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officers · TM01
2025-11-20
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MCKIE, Russell Mcdade resigned
director
2025-11-19
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GOWAN, Rose resigned
director
2025-11-11
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officers · AP01
2025-10-21
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LABURN, Derek appointed
director
2025-04-01
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accounts · AA
2024-04-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-05
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-05
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
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MCCULLOCH, Alan John resigned
secretary
2024-02-01
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DODDS, Shaun resigned
director
2024-01-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-21
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incorporation · MA
2023-05-17
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officers · AP01
2023-05-16
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officers · AP01
2023-02-23
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MCMILLIAN, David appointed
director
2023-01-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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KERSHAW, Stephanie appointed
director
2022-07-08
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officers · RP04AP01
2022-03-30
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accounts · AA
2022-03-17
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-03-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-06-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-04-21
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-04-20
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MCWHIRTER, Fiona resigned
director
2021-03-03
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TARRY, John Perry resigned
director
2020-06-01
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MCCULLOCH, Alan John appointed
secretary
2020-06-01
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SMITH, Paul Stewart resigned
secretary
2020-06-01
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CAMPBELL, William John resigned
director
2020-06-01
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HYSLOP, Leslie resigned
director
2020-06-01
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KIRSOPP, William resigned
director
2019-11-12
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NEWTON, Susan Michelle appointed
director
2017-05-22
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MACLEOD, Murdo resigned
director
2015-09-07
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CALDWELL, Derek resigned
director
2013-06-01
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MCCULLOCH, Alan John resigned
director
2012-07-26
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CAMPBELL, William John appointed
director
2012-07-26
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MCCULLOCH, Alan John appointed
director
2011-01-05
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GOWAN, Rose appointed
director
2010-12-09
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DASHPER, Elizabeth appointed
director
2010-12-09
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CALDWELL, Derek appointed
director
2010-12-09
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HYSLOP, Leslie appointed
director
2010-12-09
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KIRSOPP, William appointed
director
2010-12-09
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MCWHIRTER, Fiona appointed
director
2010-12-09
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ROBERTSON, Jessie resigned
director
2010-12-09
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SMITH, Jodie-Lee resigned
director
2010-12-09
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SMITH, Renee resigned
director
2010-12-09
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TARRY, John Perry appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 92 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 92 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: GOWAN, Rose resigned 2025-11-19; MCKIE, Russell Mcdade resigned 2025-11-20

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1997-07-02

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Community Reuse Shop Enterprise House

Fountain Way, Blackparks Industrial Estate

Stranraer

DG9 7UD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-16

Last: 2025-07-02