M WEST FLOORING LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC518513 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-22
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 8.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£41.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.9y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
43 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £41,946
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,396 YoY
Cash YoY
-8%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£45k
↓ 8.2% YoY
Net Worth
£42k
↓ 26% YoY
Current Assets
£88k
↓ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £61.8k | £84.1k |
| Current assets | £87.7k | £105.3k |
| Cash | £44.5k | £48.5k |
| Debtors | £25.7k | £37.3k |
| Net assets | £41.9k | £56.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-01📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-11-01📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-04-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-11-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-11-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-06-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs M WEST FLOORING LTD
- 2015-10-22➕WEST, Kirsty Jane appointeddirector
- 2015-10-22➕WEST, Mark Alan appointeddirector
- 2015-10-22➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-10-22➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2015-10-22➕MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointeddirector
- 2015-10-22➖MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigneddirector
- 2015-10-22➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
- 2015-10-22➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WEST" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Mark Alan West Individual · British · DOB 11/1978 · age 48 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Kirsty Jane West Individual · British · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Pavilion 2 3 Dava Street
Glasgow
G51 2JA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
WEST, Kirsty Jane→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2015-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WEST, Mark Alan→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2015-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2015-10-22 · resigned 2015-10-22
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-22 · resigned 2015-10-22
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2015-10-22 · resigned 2015-10-22
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/01/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/06/2017 | — |
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Recent filings (43 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-11-01