THE ORIENTAL RUG REPAIR CO. LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC379876 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-07
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
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
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Loss-making
Loss before tax £316

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£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Profit before tax£-316—
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-27
    ➕
    FLEMING, Paul Gary appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-27
    ➖
    FLEMING, Scott Colquhoun resigned
    director
  6. 2025-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-06-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2025-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-06-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-06-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  20. 2019-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2011-11-03
    ➖
    FLEMING, Clark Scott resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-03
    ➕
    FLEMING, Scott Colquhoun appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE ORIENTAL RUG REPAIR CO. LTD.
  24. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-06-07
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  26. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    FLEMING, Clark Scott appointed
    director
  27. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  28. 2010-06-07
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  29. 2010-06-07
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2010-06-07
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Scott Colquhoun Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

22 Stafford Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7BD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

FLEMING, Paul Gary→
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-04-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned
FLEMING, Clark Scott→
director · ~41y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2011-11-03
Resigned
FLEMING, Scott Colquhoun→
director · ~70y · appointed 2011-11-03 · resigned 2026-04-27
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2010-06-07 · resigned 2010-06-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-20