FLEUR DE LIS LIMITED

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SC213675 · ltd · incorporated 2000-12-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£47
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £47

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£47
↑ 161% YoY
Current Assets
£57k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£14k£29k£43k£57k£72kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£20.4k£28.1k
Current assets£56.8k£71.6k
Net assets£47£18

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-06-27
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2023-06-26
    ➖
    SANCHEZ, Linda resigned
    secretary
  7. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-02-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2022-02-18
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-05-06
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-05-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-04-22
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2000-12-12
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    Company incorporated
    As FLEUR DE LIS LIMITED
  20. 2000-12-12
    ➕
    SANCHEZ, Elisa Marina appointed
    director
  21. 2000-12-12
    ➕
    SANCHEZ, Linda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2000-12-12
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-12-12
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2000-12-12
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2000-12-12
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2000-12-12
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2000-12-12
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Elisa Sanchez
Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2000-12-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760

Registered office

5 Barnton Street
Stirling
FK8 1HF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SANCHEZ, Elisa Marina→
director · ~60y · appointed 2000-12-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SANCHEZ, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2000-12-12 · resigned 2023-06-26
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-12-12 · resigned 2000-12-12
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-12 · resigned 2000-12-12
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-12-12 · resigned 2000-12-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-03
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-02