STRATHFURN LIMITED

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SC524284 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-14
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
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
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
38 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees300300

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2024-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-29
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2024-05-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2023-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2020-01-11
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2020-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2018-04-16
    ➖
    CLARK, Catrina Grace resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-04-10
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Steven appointed
    secretary
  20. 2018-04-10
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Steven James appointed
    director
  21. 2018-04-10
    ➖
    CLARK, Catrina Grace resigned
    director
  22. 2016-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As STRATHFURN LIMITED
  23. 2016-01-14
    ➕
    CLARK, Catrina Grace appointed
    secretary
  24. 2016-01-14
    ➕
    CLARK, Catrina Grace 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Steven James Taylor
Individual · British · DOB 05/1973 · age 53
——sig. influencesignificant influence16/04/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Catrina Grace Clarkceased 16/04/2018· 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
Incorporated2016-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

72-76 Mid Street
Keith
AB55 5AF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-24
Last: 2026-03-10

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

TAYLOR, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2018-04-10
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Active
TAYLOR, Steven James→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-04-10
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Active
CLARK, Catrina Grace→
secretary · appointed 2016-01-14 · resigned 2018-04-16
Resigned
CLARK, Catrina Grace→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-01-14 · resigned 2018-04-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-26
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-05-29
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-12-27