BOYES FLOORING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC478783 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-29

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£46.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (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 (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £46,441

Cash YoY

+24%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£65k

↑ 24% YoY

Net Worth

£46k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Assets

£70k

↑ 20% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£47.0k	£38.4k
Current assets	£70.3k	£58.4k
Cash	£64.7k	£52.3k
Debtors	£5.4k	£5.9k
Net assets	£46.4k	£37.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-02-11
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2025-02-23
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2024-03-14
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2023-03-18
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2022-03-11
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accounts · AA
2021-04-19
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2020-03-10
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2019-03-22
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2018-03-15
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2017-03-30
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2016-07-12
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2016-02-25
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2016-02-22
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2015-07-08
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2014-06-05
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BOYES, Tommy appointed
director
2014-06-05
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officers · AP01
2014-05-29
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Company incorporated
As BOYES FLOORING LIMITED
2014-05-29
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2014-05-29
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-05-29
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
director
2014-05-29
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
director
2014-05-29
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2014-05-29
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2014-05-29
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address · AD01

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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "BOYES" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

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.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Tommy Boyes Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1986 · age 40	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	29/05/2017

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

Incorporated2014-05-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47530 — Retail sale of carpets, rugs, wall and floor coverings in specialised stores

Registered office

227 Dundyvan Road

Coatbridge

ML5 4AG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-12

Last: 2025-05-29

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

BOYES, Tommy→

director · ~40y · appointed 2014-06-05

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Active

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2014-05-29

Resigned

MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→

director · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2014-05-29

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2014-05-29 · resigned 2014-05-29

Resigned

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