FLPCO LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. 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).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 22.2y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 22.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £16.2k | £14.1k |
| Current assets | £97.9k | £111.5k |
| Net assets | £12.0k | £-45 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-03-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-08-24📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-08-24📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2015-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2007-03-01➖MCLAREN, John James resigneddirector
- 2004-01-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-01-01➕MCLAREN, John James appointeddirector
- 2001-08-17🏢Company incorporatedAs FLPCO LIMITED
- 2001-08-17➕MOORE, Suzanne appointedsecretary
- 2001-08-17➕MOORE, Gary appointeddirector
- 2001-08-17➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2001-08-17➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +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
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gary Patrick Anthony Moore Individual · Irish · DOB 07/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 22/08/2016 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 26/01/2004 | 23/03/2021 |