ST. PATRICK'S FURNITURE PROJECT

🌳Matureactive

SC311831 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2006-11-13

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (7 active, 9 linked, 8 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2026-01-27
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accounts · AA
2024-12-09
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officers · AP01
2024-11-19
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MCMILLAN, Steven Alistair appointed
director
2024-08-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
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MURPHY, Gerard appointed
director
2024-07-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-01-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-12-12
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accounts · AA
2017-05-04
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officers · TM01
2017-05-01
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MURPHY, Gerard resigned
director
2016-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-01-20
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accounts · AAMD
2016-01-20
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annual-return · AR01
2011-03-19
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DUNNACHIE, Jane resigned
director
2006-11-13
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Company incorporated
As ST. PATRICK'S FURNITURE PROJECT
2006-11-13
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HUGHES, Michael Joseph appointed
secretary
2006-11-13
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HUGHES, Michael Joseph appointed
director
2006-11-13
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MCKAY, Jane appointed
director
2006-11-13
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NEILSON, Joanna appointed
director
2006-11-13
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WORNIN, Vincent appointed
director
2006-11-13
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DUNNACHIE, Jane appointed
director
2006-11-13
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MURPHY, Gerard appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
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 Gerard Murphy Individual · British · DOB 03/1962 · age 64	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2006-11-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

100 Calderhead Road

Shotts

ML7 4EQ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-13

Last: 2025-07-30