DALLAS CARPETS SCOTLAND LTD.

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SC239903 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£467.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 11.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 11.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £467,686

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£468k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Assets
£491k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£106k£212k£319k£425k£531kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£491.7k£474.0k
Current assets£490.5k£531.0k
Net assets£467.7k£440.1k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-07-29
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  4. 2024-02-06
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    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-07-27
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  6. 2023-03-11
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  7. 2023-02-24
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2023-02-07
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    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-02-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2022-02-08
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2019-07-26
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  17. 2018-07-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-03-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2013-02-10
    ➖
    MCKECHNIE, Catherine resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-05-03
    ➖
    MCKECHNIE, Pamela resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-05-02
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    MCKECHNIE, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-11-20
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    Company incorporated
    As DALLAS CARPETS SCOTLAND LTD.
  23. 2002-11-20
    ➕
    MCKECHNIE, William appointed
    director
  24. 2002-11-20
    ➕
    MCKECHNIE, Pamela appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-11-20
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2002-11-20
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 24 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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
Mr William Mckechnie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

112 Roxburgh Street
Greenock
Renfrewshire
PA15 4JT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCKECHNIE, William→
director · ~60y · appointed 2002-11-20
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Active
MCKECHNIE, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-02 · resigned 2013-02-10
Resigned
MCKECHNIE, Pamela→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2004-05-03
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2002-11-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—05/03/2015—
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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08