QUFORA LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC384441 · ltd · incorporated 2010-08-27
Investment thesis
Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.
Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.
Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£5.51M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 6.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 6.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (3 active, 11 linked, 10 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £5,507,340
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.2m
Net Worth
£5.5m
↑ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£9.8m
↑ 50% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-12-31 | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.52M | £3.43M |
| Current assets | £9.77M | £6.51M |
| Cash | £1.15M | — |
| Debtors | £4.79M | £3.08M |
| Net assets | £5.51M | £3.42M |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 2 officers
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 (45 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-28➕BOESEN, Morten Hojland appointeddirector
- 2026-03-31➖SORTH, Michael resigneddirector
- 2026-03-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-12-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Nordea Danmark, Filial Af Nordea Bank Abp Finland as Agent and Representative of the Creditors
- 2024-10-01➖DORFELT, Christian resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01➖FROST, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2024-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-06-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-06-12📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2024-04-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-04-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-16✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-09-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-09-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-08➖BARCLAY-CARR, Lucy Helen resignedsecretary
- 2023-09-08➖BARCLAY-CARR, Lucy Helen resigneddirector
- 2023-09-08➖CARR, Richard Denis resigneddirector
- 2023-07-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-07-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-02➕LACHERMEIER, Lena appointeddirector
- 2023-04-17➕FISHER, Richard David appointeddirector
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-21🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2019-08-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2019-03-08➖FREDSBO, Carsten resigneddirector
- 2014-05-23➕DORFELT, Christian appointeddirector
- 2014-05-23➕FREDSBO, Carsten appointeddirector
- 2014-05-23➕FROST, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2014-05-23➕SORTH, Michael appointeddirector
- 2014-05-22➖FROST, Susan Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2012-11-12➕FROST, Susan Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2010-08-27🏢Company incorporatedAs QUFORA LTD
- 2010-08-27➕BARCLAY-CARR, Lucy Helen appointedsecretary
- 2010-08-27➕BARCLAY-CARR, Lucy Helen appointeddirector
- 2010-08-27➕CARR, Richard Denis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPE INDUSTRIAL SUPPLIES LIMITED→ SC209209 · est 2000 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 25y | — | — |
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-08-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade
Registered office
Unit 2a Euro House
Satellite Park
Macmerry
East Lothian
EH33 1RW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13
Officers (3 active · 8 resigned)
BOESEN, Morten Hojland→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2026-04-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FISHER, Richard David→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-04-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LACHERMEIER, Lena→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-06-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BARCLAY-CARR, Lucy Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2023-09-08
BARCLAY-CARR, Lucy Helen→
Resigneddirector · ~52y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2023-09-08
CARR, Richard Denis→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2010-08-27 · resigned 2023-09-08
DORFELT, Christian→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2024-10-01
FREDSBO, Carsten→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2019-03-08
FROST, Susan Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2024-10-01
FROST, Susan Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-11-12 · resigned 2014-05-22
SORTH, Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · appointed 2014-05-23 · resigned 2026-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Nordea Danmark, Filial Af Nordea Bank Abp Finland as Agent and Representative of the Creditors / Danske Bank a/S / Filial Af Nordea Bank Abp, Finland | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/12/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 21/12/2020 | 28/06/2024 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 22/08/2019 | 25/04/2024 |
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Recent filings (62 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-03-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-12-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2024-06-12
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-04-25
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-11-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-18