TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIES LTD.

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SC200043 · ltd · incorporated 1999-09-21
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£148.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46750
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 21.3y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 21.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £148,821
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£274k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£149k
↑ 76% YoY
Current Assets
£391k
↑ 8.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£78k£156k£234k£313k£391kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£151.1k£107.0k
Current assets£390.7k£360.3k
Cash£273.8k£180.8k
Debtors£68.1k£101.0k
Net assets£148.8k£84.4k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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  2. 2025-04-09
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  3. 2024-03-20
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  4. 2023-06-27
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  5. 2022-10-04
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  6. 2022-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  7. 2022-02-04
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  8. 2022-01-21
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-01-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  10. 2021-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-16
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    officers · TM02
  12. 2020-10-31
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    JENKINS, Thomas resigned
    secretary
  13. 2020-07-06
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-06-14
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  15. 2019-06-14
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  16. 2019-06-14
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  17. 2019-04-18
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  18. 2019-04-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  19. 2019-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #4
  20. 2019-04-18
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    Charge satisfied #3
  21. 2019-04-01
    ➕
    YATES, Julie Ann appointed
    director
  22. 2018-10-01
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    FERGUSON, James Urquhart resigned
    director
  23. 2017-10-31
    ➕
    JENKINS, Thomas appointed
    secretary
  24. 2017-10-31
    ➖
    WATSON, Daryl resigned
    director
  25. 2016-11-14
    ➕
    YATES, Douglas Andrew appointed
    director
  26. 2016-11-14
    ➖
    JACK, Margaret Mary resigned
    secretary
  27. 2016-11-14
    ➕
    FERGUSON, James Urquhart appointed
    director
  28. 2016-11-14
    ➖
    JACK, Dennis John Harper resigned
    director
  29. 2016-11-14
    ➖
    JACK, Margaret Mary resigned
    director
  30. 2016-11-14
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    WATSON, Daryl appointed
    director
  31. 2016-10-24
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    Charge satisfied #2
  32. 2012-09-22
    ➕
    JACK, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  33. 2012-08-21
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Aldermore Invoice Finance
  34. 2012-07-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Aldermore Invoice Finance
  35. 2010-05-27
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    Charge satisfied #1
  36. 2010-04-26
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
  37. 2005-01-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  38. 1999-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIES LTD.
  39. 1999-09-21
    ➕
    JACK, Margaret Mary appointed
    secretary
  40. 1999-09-21
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  41. 1999-09-21
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 1999-09-21
    ➕
    JACK, Dennis John Harper appointed
    director
  43. 1999-09-21
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  44. 1999-09-21
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Textile Care Supplies (Holdings)Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Textile Care Supplies (Holdings)Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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TEXTILE CARE SUPPLIES LTD.
This company · SC200043

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Textile Care Supplies (Holdings)Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/11/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Dennis John Harper Jackceased 14/11/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46750 — SIC 46750

Registered office

Unit 9, Buko Business Centre Ashley Road
Southfield Industrial Estate
Glenrothes
Fife
KY6 2SE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-05
Last: 2025-09-21

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

YATES, Douglas Andrew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2016-11-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
YATES, Julie Ann→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JACK, Margaret Mary→
secretary · appointed 1999-09-21 · resigned 2016-11-14
Resigned
JENKINS, Thomas→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-31 · resigned 2020-10-31
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-09-21 · resigned 1999-09-21
Resigned
FERGUSON, James Urquhart→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-11-14 · resigned 2018-10-01
Resigned
JACK, Dennis John Harper→
director · ~77y · appointed 1999-09-21 · resigned 2016-11-14
Resigned
JACK, Margaret Mary→
director · ~75y · appointed 2012-09-22 · resigned 2016-11-14
Resigned
WATSON, Daryl→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-11-14 · resigned 2017-10-31
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-09-21 · resigned 1999-09-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—13/01/2022—
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Invoice Finance
Floating charge1 property21/08/201218/04/2019
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Invoice Finance
Floating charge1 property30/07/201218/04/2019
satisfied
Bibby Financial Services
Bibby Factors Scotland Limited
Floating charge1 property26/04/201024/10/2016
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property24/01/200527/05/2010
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Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-04
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-16
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2021-04-16