EDINBURGH FLOOR DOCTOR LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC455474 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£128.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £128,080

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£128k
↑ 4.9% YoY
Current Assets
£82k
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£26k£53k£79k£106k£132kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£128.8k£122.1k
Current assets£81.6k£132.1k
Net assets£128.1k£122.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2015-09-24
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As EDINBURGH FLOOR DOCTOR LTD
  16. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    MONTGOMERY, Darren Bernard appointed
    secretary
  17. 2013-07-29
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    MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law appointed
    director
  18. 2013-07-29
    ➕
    MONTGOMERY, Darren Bernard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 81 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 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Darren Bernard Montgomery
Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61
——sig. influencesignificant influence28/07/2016

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
Incorporated2013-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

13 South Quarry Crescent
Gorebridge
EH23 4GJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-14
Last: 2025-07-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MONTGOMERY, Darren Bernard→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-29
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MONTGOMERY, Bernard Law→
director · ~81y · appointed 2013-07-29
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MONTGOMERY, Darren Bernard→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-07-29
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Recent filings (27 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-20