THE ORIENTAL RUG CLEANING CO. LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC541736 · ltd · incorporated 2016-08-02
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees00

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
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 2 officers
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-04-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-04-27
    FLEMING, Paul Gary appointed
    director
  5. 2026-04-27
    FLEMING, Scott Colquhoun resigned
    director
  6. 2025-08-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2022-08-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2022-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2019-03-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2018-09-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2016-08-02
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    Company incorporated
    As THE ORIENTAL RUG CLEANING CO. LTD
  22. 2016-08-02
    FLEMING, Scott Colquhoun 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 Scott Colquhoun Fleming
Individual · British · DOB 09/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting02/08/2016

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
Incorporated2016-08-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

22 Stafford Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-15
Last: 2025-08-01

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FLEMING, Paul Gary
director · ~40y · appointed 2026-04-27
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Active
FLEMING, Scott Colquhoun
director · ~70y · appointed 2016-08-02 · resigned 2026-04-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-01