FLOWER PLACE SMITHY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC247483 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£492.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 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 £492,918
Net assets shrinking
Down £19,353 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£493k
↓ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£493k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£112k£224k£335k£447k£559kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£492.9k£512.3k
Current assets£493.4k£559.0k
Net assets£492.9k£512.3k

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-08-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-08-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-01
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    GROSSET, George resigned
    director
  6. 2025-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-02-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-02-09
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    GROSSET, Denise appointed
    director
  11. 2023-02-09
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2023-02-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-10-01
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    GROSSET, Denise appointed
    secretary
  15. 2021-10-01
    ➖
    GROSSET, Catherine Veronica resigned
    secretary
  16. 2021-09-06
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    GROSSET JNR, George appointed
    director
  17. 2021-09-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2003-04-20
    ➕
    GROSSET, Catherine Veronica appointed
    director
  23. 2003-04-20
    ➕
    GROSSET, Catherine Veronica appointed
    secretary
  24. 2003-04-11
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-04-11
    ➕
    GROSSET, George appointed
    director
  26. 2003-04-11
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-04-09
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    Company incorporated
    As FLOWER PLACE SMITHY LIMITED
  28. 2003-04-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-04-09
    ➕
    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — GROSSET, Denise (same surname) appointed 2023-02-09. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Grosset Jnr
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr George Grossetceased 01/08/2025· significant influence

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
Incorporated2003-04-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

44 Black Road
Kelty
Fife
KY4 0BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-28
Last: 2025-08-14

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

GROSSET, Denise→
secretary · appointed 2021-10-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROSSET, Catherine Veronica→
director · ~69y · appointed 2003-04-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROSSET, Denise→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-02-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROSSET JNR, George→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-09-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GROSSET, Catherine Veronica→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-20 · resigned 2021-10-01
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-09 · resigned 2003-04-11
Resigned
GROSSET, George→
director · ~78y · appointed 2003-04-11 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-09 · resigned 2003-04-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-08-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-02-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-12