CARPET CONNECTIONS LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC275378 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-29

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

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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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

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

55 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-12-31	2024-12-31

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2026-04-13
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2025-07-11
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2024-06-28
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2023-09-28
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2022-05-30
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2021-09-08
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2021-05-24
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2020-09-30
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2019-09-12
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2018-09-27
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2017-09-18
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2016-09-21
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2015-10-29
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2015-09-24
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2014-10-30
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2007-10-31
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MARSHALL, Alice resigned
secretary
2004-11-01
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MARSHALL, Mark appointed
director
2004-11-01
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MARSHALL, Alice appointed
secretary
2004-10-29
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Company incorporated
As CARPET CONNECTIONS LTD.
2004-10-29
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
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2004-10-29
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
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2004-10-29
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CODIR LIMITED appointed
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2004-10-29
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CODIR LIMITED resigned
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
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2004-10-29
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

85/100

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Mark Marshall Individual · British · DOB 08/1983 · age 43	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	01/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Similar companies

Active · Retail · FK postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
THE PAINT SHED LIMITED→ SC031414 · est 1956	£8.76M £6.57M–£10.95M	£23.04M	—	10500	70y	83	70y
WEB PHARMACY LIMITED→ SC361420 · est 2009	£24.1k £18.1k–£30.2k	—	—	83	17y	84	51y
GRAMPIAN BLINDS LIMITED→ SC232209 · est 2002	—	—	—	700	24y	83	64y
KHALSA RETAIL LTD→ SC297040 · est 2006	—	—	—	1300	20y	83	62y
ANGLING ACTIVE LIMITED→ SC194095 · est 1999	—	—	—	2000	27y	82	78y
CAFE ALBERT LIMITED→ SC151077 · est 1994	—	—	—	30	32y	82	79y
DUNBAR THE JEWELLER LIMITED→ SC150912 · est 1994	—	—	£29.5k	—	32y	82	69y
EAST BOLDON VILLAGE PHARMACY LIMITED→ SC224250 · est 2001	—	—	£116.8k	—	24y	82	68y
FRAMED IMAGES WORKSHOPS LIMITED→ SC190202 · est 1998	—	—	£31.2k	—	27y	82	70y
HARGREAVES RECLAMATION LIMITED→ SC246805 · est 2003	—	—	—	700	23y	82	68y
JOHN HILL BUTCHER LIMITED→ SC223783 · est 2001	—	—	£120.7k	—	24y	82	63y
MAC AUTO ELECTRICS LIMITED→ SC109018 · est 1988	—	—	—	500	38y	82	80y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Incorporated2004-10-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

35 Burghmuir Road

Stirling

FK7 7PB

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-09-30

Last made up to: 2025-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MARSHALL, Mark→

director · ~43y · appointed 2004-11-01

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Active

MARSHALL, Alice→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2007-10-31

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-29 · resigned 2004-10-29

Resigned

CODIR LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-29 · resigned 2004-10-29

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-10-29 · resigned 2004-10-29

Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

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2026-04-13

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-07-11

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-06-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2023-09-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-07

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-05-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-09-08

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-08

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-05-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2019-09-12