LONGS OF MONIFIETH LTD

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SC379713 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-04
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 opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 77 → 68
  • · Bankability: 70 → 60
  • · Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 3 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Opportunity score: 77 → 68
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 70 → 60
  • ·Distress / opportunity: avoid → attractive
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£331.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
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
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed retail with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 8.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 8.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £331,168
Cash YoY
+37%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£195k
↑ 37% YoY
Net Worth
£331k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£291k
↑ 69% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£66k£132k£199k£265k£331kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£366.6k£248.5k
Current assets£290.9k£171.9k
Cash£194.7k£142.2k
Debtors£56.2k£29.7k
Net assets£331.2k£205.8k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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  2. 2025-03-28
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  3. 2024-03-31
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  4. 2023-06-30
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  5. 2022-11-04
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  6. 2022-11-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  7. 2022-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-06-30
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  9. 2020-09-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2020-08-26
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  11. 2020-07-24
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2020-07-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2020-06-30
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  14. 2019-09-04
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  15. 2019-08-27
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  16. 2019-03-28
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  17. 2018-05-10
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    mortgage · MR01
  18. 2018-05-03
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  19. 2018-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-07-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  21. 2012-11-05
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    LONG, Richard resigned
    director
  22. 2010-06-04
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    Company incorporated
    As LONGS OF MONIFIETH LTD
  23. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    LONG, Christopher appointed
    director
  24. 2010-06-04
    ➕
    LONG, Richard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LONG" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-18

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Long
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

58 Long Lane
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1HH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

LONG, Christopher→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-06-04
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Active
LONG, Richard→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-06-04 · resigned 2012-11-05
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 charge2 properties03/11/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property26/08/2020—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property21/07/2020—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge2 properties03/05/2018—
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Recent filings (44 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-09-10
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-24