PLANET FLOWERS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC212761 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-10
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£208.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 25.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 25.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
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
74 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £208,765
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£55k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£209k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£392k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£78k£157k£235k£314k£392kSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£235.5k£214.8k
Current assets£391.9k£336.1k
Cash£54.9k£83.9k
Debtors£238.9k£172.5k
Net assets£208.8k£187.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    MARSHALL, David John resigned
    secretary
  3. 2026-01-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  4. 2026-01-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-01-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  6. 2025-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-09
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2024-05-09
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2023-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-25
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AAMD
  13. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2019-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-11-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2008-09-23
    ➖
    MARSHALL, Peter Michael resigned
    director
  20. 2001-05-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 2001-02-04
    ➕
    BAIN, Gemma Clare appointed
    director
  22. 2001-02-04
    ➕
    MARSHALL, David John appointed
    director
  23. 2001-02-04
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Rachel Anne appointed
    director
  24. 2001-02-04
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Raymond Barry appointed
    director
  25. 2001-02-04
    ➕
    MARSHALL, David John appointed
    secretary
  26. 2001-02-04
    ➕
    MARSHALL, Peter Michael appointed
    director
  27. 2000-11-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As PLANET FLOWERS LTD.
  28. 2000-11-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-11-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-11-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2000-11-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2000-11-10
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2000-11-10
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — 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 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

Flowerexperts Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Flowerexperts Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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PLANET FLOWERS LTD.
This company · SC212761

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
Flowerexperts Ltd.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-11-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

9 Ainslie Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6AT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

BAIN, Gemma Clare→
director · ~42y · appointed 2001-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, David John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2001-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Rachel Anne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2001-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, Raymond Barry→
director · ~78y · appointed 2001-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARSHALL, David John→
secretary · appointed 2001-02-04 · resigned 2026-01-27
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-11-10
Resigned
MARSHALL, Peter Michael→
director · ~55y · appointed 2001-02-04 · resigned 2008-09-23
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-11-10
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-11-10 · resigned 2000-11-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property25/05/200109/05/2024

Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-08-25