TOTAL CARPET TILE (TCT) SOLUTIONS LTD.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-11-30 | 2024-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £661.9k | £562.3k |
| Current assets | £620.4k | £573.9k |
| Cash | £198.0k | £191.2k |
| Debtors | £390.5k | £272.2k |
| Net assets | £641.8k | £544.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-11-22➕LIDDIARD, Lynne appointeddirector
- 2023-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-23📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-02-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-11-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-23📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-20📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-30➕LIDDIARD, Lynne appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-30➖LIDDIARD, Sylvia resignedsecretary
- 2014-10-10➕LIDDIARD, Sylvia appointedsecretary
- 2014-10-09➖LIDDIARD, John resignedsecretary
- 2009-06-29➖LIDDIARD, Eric resignedsecretary
- 2009-06-29➕LIDDIARD, John appointedsecretary
- 2009-06-29➖MURRAY, John Alexander resigneddirector
- 2007-11-14🏢Company incorporatedAs TOTAL CARPET TILE (TCT) SOLUTIONS LTD.
- 2007-11-14➕LIDDIARD, Eric appointeddirector
- 2007-11-14➕LIDDIARD, Eric appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-14➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-11-14➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-11-14➕MURRAY, John Alexander appointeddirector
- 2007-11-14➕PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-11-14➖PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-11-14➕PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-11-14➖PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Eric Liddiard Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ms Sylvia Liddiardceased 30/09/2018· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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