CALTON FLOORS LTD.

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SC248522 · ltd · incorporated 2003-04-29
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

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£144.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 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 £144,675

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£108k
Net Worth
£145k
Current Assets
£181k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-30
Total assets£152.7k
Current assets£180.8k
Cash£107.5k
Debtors£72.8k
Net assets£144.7k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2020-06-30
    ➖
    LAMOND, Ernest resigned
    director
  10. 2020-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-07-15
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-05-07
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2003-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As CALTON FLOORS LTD.
  18. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    STANTON, Joyce appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    LAMOND, Kenneth appointed
    director
  20. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2003-04-29
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    LAMOND, Ernest appointed
    director
  23. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2003-04-29
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2003-04-29
    ➕
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2003-04-29
    ➖
    PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. 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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 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
Mr Kenneth Lamond
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting30/04/2016
Mrs Michelle Lamond
Individual · British · DOB 10/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

18 Nasmyth Court
Houstoun Industrial Estate
Livingston
EH54 5EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

STANTON, Joyce→
secretary · appointed 2003-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAMOND, Kenneth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned
LAMOND, Ernest→
director · ~92y · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned
PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-04-29 · resigned 2003-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-12