FURNITURES ZONE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC499249 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-02
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-51.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 31030
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 31090Manufacture of other furniture
  • 46470Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
  • 82920Packaging activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
34 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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £50,977

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£51k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£55k
↑ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£51k-£30k-£9k£12k£34k£55kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-10.7k£-34.9k
Current assets£54.8k£36.0k
Net assets£-51.0k£-51.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2023-12-29
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  4. 2023-10-11
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  5. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-12-15
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  7. 2021-04-25
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  8. 2020-08-18
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  9. 2020-08-18
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  10. 2020-08-18
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-08-18
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-08-02
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    HOSSAIN, Md Shahinur appointed
    director
  13. 2020-08-01
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    ISLAM, Md Tariqul resigned
    director
  14. 2019-12-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2018-07-11
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    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-28
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  18. 2016-08-31
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    HOSSAIN, Md Shahinur resigned
    director
  19. 2016-08-01
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    ISLAM, Md Tariqul appointed
    director
  20. 2015-05-10
    ➖
    ISLAM, Md Tariqul resigned
    director
  21. 2015-04-01
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    ISLAM, Md Tariqul appointed
    director
  22. 2015-03-02
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    Company incorporated
    As FURNITURES ZONE LTD
  23. 2015-03-02
    ➕
    HOSSAIN, Md Shahinur appointed
    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 Md Shahinur Hossain
Individual · British · DOB 12/1986 · age 40
75–100%
—75-100% shares02/08/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Md Tariqul Islamceased 01/08/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2015-03-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC31030 — SIC 31030

Registered office

142 Unit 6
Crownpoint Road
Glasgow
G40 2AE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

HOSSAIN, Md Shahinur→
director · ~40y · appointed 2020-08-02
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Active
HOSSAIN, Md Shahinur→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-03-02 · resigned 2016-08-31
Resigned
ISLAM, Md Tariqul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-08-01 · resigned 2020-08-01
Resigned
ISLAM, Md Tariqul→
director · ~62y · appointed 2015-04-01 · resigned 2015-05-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-11
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-08-18