WHITTONS (FLOORING) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC302482 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-17
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
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 acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.0y

50/100
clean up first

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 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
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees324000

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-05-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2022-12-06
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    WHITTON, William James Michie resigned
    director
  9. 2022-12-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-05-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-13
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2021-02-10
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2020-10-10
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2020-09-18
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-06-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2018-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-03-26
    ➖
    WHITTON, Elizabeth Jane resigned
    secretary
  21. 2015-03-26
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    WHITTON, Elizabeth Jane resigned
    director
  22. 2008-06-04
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2008-05-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2006-05-17
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    Company incorporated
    As WHITTONS (FLOORING) LIMITED
  25. 2006-05-17
    ➕
    WHITTON, Neil Mcintosh appointed
    director
  26. 2006-05-17
    ➕
    WHITTON, William James Jnr appointed
    director
  27. 2006-05-17
    ➕
    WHITTON, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    secretary
  28. 2006-05-17
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2006-05-17
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2006-05-17
    ➕
    WHITTON, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2006-05-17
    ➕
    WHITTON, William James Michie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +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 "WHITTON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 William James Jnr Whitton
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
Mr Neil Mcintosh Whitton
Individual · British · DOB 04/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William James Michie Whittonceased 06/12/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2006-05-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

Grant Road
Arbroath
Angus
DD11 1JN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WHITTON, Neil Mcintosh→
director · ~48y · appointed 2006-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTON, William James Jnr→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-05-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITTON, Elizabeth Jane→
secretary · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2015-03-26
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2006-05-17
Resigned
WHITTON, Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~75y · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2015-03-26
Resigned
WHITTON, William James Michie→
director · ~80y · appointed 2006-05-17 · resigned 2022-12-06
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property10/02/2021—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property18/09/2020—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/06/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property29/05/2008—
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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09