DALLAS CARPETS SCOTLAND LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC239903 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-20
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£467.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 11.1y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £467,686
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£468k
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Assets
£491k
↓ 7.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £491.7k | £474.0k |
| Current assets | £490.5k | £531.0k |
| Net assets | £467.7k | £440.1k |
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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-02-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-07-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-11📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-02-24📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2023-02-07📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-09📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-02-08📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-16📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-04-06📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2015-03-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2013-02-10➖MCKECHNIE, Catherine resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-03➖MCKECHNIE, Pamela resignedsecretary
- 2004-05-02➕MCKECHNIE, Catherine appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs DALLAS CARPETS SCOTLAND LTD.
- 2002-11-20➕MCKECHNIE, William appointeddirector
- 2002-11-20➕MCKECHNIE, Pamela appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-20➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2002-11-20➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
93/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
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 William Mckechnie Individual · British · DOB 04/1966 · age 60 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores
Registered office
112 Roxburgh Street
Greenock
Renfrewshire
PA15 4JT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-04
Last: 2025-11-20
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MCKECHNIE, William→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2002-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCKECHNIE, Catherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-05-02 · resigned 2013-02-10
MCKECHNIE, Pamela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2004-05-03
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-20 · resigned 2002-11-20
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 05/03/2015 | — |
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Recent filings (71 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-10
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-02-24
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08