£99 CARPET FACTORY LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
12957136 · ltd · incorporated 2020-10-16
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
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£279.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £279,182
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£381k
Net Worth
£279k
Current Assets
£381k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £279.2k |
| Current assets | £381.0k |
| Cash | £381.0k |
| Net assets | £279.2k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-21📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2026-01-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-01-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-04-14➕FRANCE, Alison appointeddirector
- 2022-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-16🏢Company incorporatedAs £99 CARPET FACTORY LTD
- 2020-10-16➕FRANCE, John Stuart appointeddirector
- 2020-10-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Stuart France Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 16/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 109 GENERAL STORE LTD→ 12270149 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| 14 STANLEY STREET LIMITED→ 13369332 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 16TEN LIMITED→ 14086020 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| 1RAD LTD.→ 16044475 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 1ST FOR FABRICS LTD→ 04903507 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| 206 LAB LTD→ 16604226 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24DIRECT LIMITED→ 13094463 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 2F VENDING LTD→ 16877151 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30SIXGOLF LTD→ 16947232 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 360 @ ALEXANDRA INTERIORS LTD→ 12700297 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 365 FULFILMENT LTD→ 13456767 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| 4 LOW STRINGS LTD→ 13944425 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Registered office
56 Stanhope Road
Jarrow
NE32 3UB
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
FRANCE, Alison→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2023-04-14
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FRANCE, John Stuart→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2020-10-16
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Recent filings (15 total)
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2026-01-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-10-16