G & S FLOORING LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC242712 · ltd · incorporated 2003-01-22
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 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47530Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (62/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 23.3y

65/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
80 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees9001000

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
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  2. 2026-02-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-11-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-02-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-02-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2021-02-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2021-02-04
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-01-12
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Gary Kevin appointed
    director
  19. 2021-01-12
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Gary Kevin resigned
    director
  20. 2021-01-12
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Irene Jemima Mary appointed
    director
  21. 2021-01-12
    ➖
    WILLIAMS, Irene Jemima Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2020-02-27
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2020-02-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2015-03-09
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    UREN, Hazel Jayne resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-10-28
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2003-04-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2003-02-14
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 2003-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As G & S FLOORING LTD.
  29. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    UREN, Scott John appointed
    director
  30. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    UREN, Hazel Jayne appointed
    secretary
  31. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2003-01-22
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    WILLIAMS, Gary Kevin appointed
    director
  34. 2003-01-22
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2003-01-22
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Irene Jemima Mary Williams
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares12/01/2021
Mr Scott John Uren
Individual · British · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Gary Kevin Williamsceased 12/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

1 Gremista Industrial Estate North Road
Lerwick
Shetland
Shetland Isles
ZE1 0PX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

UREN, Scott John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-01-22
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Active
WILLIAMS, Gary Kevin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2021-01-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
UREN, Hazel Jayne→
secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2015-03-09
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Gary Kevin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2021-01-12
Resigned
WILLIAMS, Irene Jemima Mary→
director · ~60y · appointed 2021-01-12 · resigned 2021-01-12
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-01-22 · resigned 2003-01-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property28/10/2011—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property30/04/2003—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property14/02/2003—
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Recent filings (80 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30