ANDERSONS HOUSE FURNISHERS (INVERURIE) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC198582 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-02
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 26.7y 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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Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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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
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). 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

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.7y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.7 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 (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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 8 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
98 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-23
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  3. 2024-10-18
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    ANDERSON, Iain resigned
    director
  4. 2024-10-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-07-10
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  6. 2023-10-10
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    address · AD01
  7. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  10. 2020-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  11. 2020-02-20
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  13. 2019-07-11
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    MCINTOSH, Lesley Ann resigned
    director
  14. 2018-07-26
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  15. 2018-04-27
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  16. 2018-01-01
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    ANDERSON, Stuart appointed
    director
  17. 2017-08-09
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  18. 2017-08-09
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  19. 2017-07-14
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-09-03
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    ANDERSON, Martyn appointed
    director
  21. 2015-02-09
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    ANDERSON, Margaret Isobel resigned
    director
  22. 2014-08-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  23. 2013-01-16
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    BURNESS PAULL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2013-01-16
    ➖
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-04-06
    ➖
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-04-06
    ➕
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2003-07-31
    ➕
    PAULL & WILLIAMSONS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2003-07-31
    ➖
    STRONACHS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1999-11-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  30. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    GARDEN, Frank William appointed
    director
  32. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Iain appointed
    director
  33. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Margaret Isobel appointed
    director
  34. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Lesley Ann appointed
    director
  35. 1999-11-01
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    RENNIE, David Alan resigned
    director
  36. 1999-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As ANDERSONS HOUSE FURNISHERS (INVERURIE) LIMITED
  37. 1999-08-02
    ➕
    STRONACHS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 1999-08-02
    ➕
    RENNIE, David Alan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

A & I Anderson (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A & I Anderson (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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ANDERSONS HOUSE FURNISHERS (INVERURIE) LIMITED
This company · SC198582

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
A & I Anderson (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/08/2017

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
Incorporated1999-08-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

Andersons Of Inverurie
Highclere Business Park
Inverurie
AB51 5QW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-16
Last: 2025-08-02

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

BURNESS PAULL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-01-16
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Active
ANDERSON, Alexander→
director · ~70y · appointed 1999-11-01
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Active
ANDERSON, Martyn→
director · ~41y · appointed 2015-09-03
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Active
ANDERSON, Stuart→
director · ~39y · appointed 2018-01-01
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Active
GARDEN, Frank William→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-11-01
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Active
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-07-31 · resigned 2009-04-06
Resigned
PAULL & WILLIAMSONS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-06 · resigned 2013-01-16
Resigned
STRONACHS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-02 · resigned 2003-07-31
Resigned
ANDERSON, Iain→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2024-10-18
Resigned
ANDERSON, Margaret Isobel→
director · ~95y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2015-02-09
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Lesley Ann→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 2019-07-11
Resigned
RENNIE, David Alan→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-08-02 · resigned 1999-11-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge—21/08/2014—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property29/11/1999—
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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01