FOUR SEASONS FLORIST LTD

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SC049456 · ltd · incorporated 1971-11-15
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47760
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 3 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 27.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
98 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Average employees9900

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
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  2. 2024-12-30
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  3. 2024-11-29
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  4. 2023-10-26
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  5. 2022-11-11
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  6. 2022-01-21
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  7. 2020-12-07
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  8. 2019-11-07
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  9. 2018-11-21
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  10. 2017-11-28
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  11. 2016-11-28
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  12. 2016-01-01
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  13. 2015-11-24
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  14. 2015-02-11
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  15. 2014-11-28
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  16. 2008-05-26
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    BRUCE, Alexander Kinnaird appointed
    secretary
  17. 2008-05-26
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2008-01-22
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    IAIN SMITH & COMPANY resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2008-01-22
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    MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 1999-04-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  21. 1999-02-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  22. 1999-01-27
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    DONALD, James Forrest resigned
    director
  23. 1999-01-27
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 1971-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As FOUR SEASONS FLORIST LTD

Owner dependency

90/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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
Mrs Phyllis Mary Bruce
Individual · British · DOB 01/1945 · age 81
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1971-11-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47760 — SIC 47760

Registered office

Woodlea
North Beach Road
Balmedie
Aberdeenshire
AB23 8XG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-07
Last: 2025-12-24

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

BRUCE, Alexander Kinnaird→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-26
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Active
BRUCE, Phyllis Mary→
director · ~81y
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Active
IAIN SMITH & COMPANY→
corporate-nominee-secretary · resigned 2008-01-22
Resigned
MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-01-22 · resigned 2008-05-26
Resigned
DONALD, James Forrest→
director · ~92y · resigned 1999-01-27
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property22/04/1999—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property10/02/1999—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property27/01/1999—
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Recent filings (98 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-07