MEUBLIA LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC437470 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-23

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2017

Net worth

£-284

book net assets

Opportunity

61/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

15 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

61/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £284

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£436

Net Worth

-£284

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2017-11-30	2016-11-30
Total assets	£-284	£-1.5k
Cash	£436	—
Current liabilities	—	£2.0k
Net assets	£-284	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand

2018-10-16
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gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2018-10-16
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Company dissolved
2018-07-31
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gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2018-07-23
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dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2018-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-06-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-12-14
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-08-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-12-09
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-11-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-10-20
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2013-12-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-11-23
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Company incorporated
As MEUBLIA LIMITED
2012-11-23
➕
BARNES, David Alan appointed
director
2012-11-23
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THOMSON, Mathew Mccreadie appointed
director
2012-11-23
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

78/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2018-10-16

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr David Alan Barnes Individual · British · DOB 11/1947 · age 79	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	22/11/2016
Mr Mathew Mccreadle Thomson Individual · British · DOB 10/1974 · age 52	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	22/11/2016

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2012-11-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment

Registered office

Iais Level One

211 Dumbarton Road

Glasgow

G11 6AA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2017-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

BARNES, David Alan→

director · ~79y · appointed 2012-11-23

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Active

THOMSON, Mathew Mccreadie→

director · ~52y · appointed 2012-11-23

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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary

gazette · GAZ2(A)

2018-10-16

gazette-notice-voluntary

gazette · GAZ1(A)

2018-07-31

dissolution-application-strike-off-company

dissolution · DS01

2018-07-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2018-03-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2018-01-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2017-06-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2017-01-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2016-03-02

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2015-12-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2015-08-26

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2014-12-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small

accounts · AA

2014-11-20

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2014-10-20

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2013-12-24

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2012-11-23