E. O. FOJCIK FIREPLACES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC279563 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-08
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£180.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 2 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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £180,395
Net assets shrinking
Down £4,762 YoY
Cash YoY
+8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£239k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Net Worth
£180k
↓ 2.6% YoY
Current Assets
£276k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £180.7k | £185.6k |
| Current assets | £276.2k | £275.4k |
| Cash | £239.1k | £221.1k |
| Debtors | £7.1k | £23.6k |
| Net assets | £180.4k | £185.2k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-02-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-24📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2023-02-24📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2023-02-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-02-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2005-02-08🏢Company incorporatedAs E. O. FOJCIK FIREPLACES LIMITED
- 2005-02-08➕FOJCIK, Madeleine appointedsecretary
- 2005-02-08➕FOJCIK, Eryk appointeddirector
- 2005-02-08➕FOJCIK, Madeleine appointeddirector
- 2005-02-08➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2005-02-08➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
100/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "FOJCIK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Eryk Fojcik Individual · British · DOB 02/1947 · age 79 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Madeleine Fojcikceased 04/02/2021· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-02-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
195 Commercial Street
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2NS
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-22
Last: 2026-02-08
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
FOJCIK, Eryk→
Activedirector · ~79y · appointed 2005-02-08
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FOJCIK, Madeleine→
Activedirector · ~81y · appointed 2005-02-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-02-08 · resigned 2005-02-08
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Recent filings (60 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-02-27
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-27
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2023-02-24
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2023-02-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-02-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-05