THE RUG GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC506844 · ltd · incorporated 2015-05-27
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 95240SIC 95240
  • 96010Washing and (dry-)cleaning of textile and fur products
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 3 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Average employees700700

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

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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
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2022-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-06-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-06-13
    FLEMING, Paul Gary appointed
    director
  9. 2022-01-31
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2021-07-22
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2021-07-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-06-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2021-06-30
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2021-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-01-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2020-12-22
    FLEMING, Paul Gary resigned
    director
  18. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-01-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2019-08-20
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-08-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2019-03-28
    FLEMING, Paul Gary appointed
    director
  23. 2015-05-27
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    Company incorporated
    As THE RUG GROUP LIMITED
  24. 2015-05-27
    FLEMING, Scott Colquhoun 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 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — FLEMING, Paul Gary (same surname) appointed 2022-06-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Gary Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 02/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting28/06/2021
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Lynda Flemingceased 28/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Scott Colquhoun Flemingceased 28/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2015-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

22 Stafford Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

FLEMING, Paul Gary
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-06-13
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Active
FLEMING, Scott Colquhoun
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-05-27
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Active
FLEMING, Paul Gary
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-03-28 · resigned 2020-12-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-22
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-07-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-22