BROADWAY CARPETS (SCOTLAND) LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC521055 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-24
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
27 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees300

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-12-11
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2024-12-22
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2024-12-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-11-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  9. 2024-10-29
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BROADWAY CARPETS (SCOTLAND) LTD
  18. 2015-11-24
    BLAKE, Jamie Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Jamie Thomas Blake
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1983 · age 43
75100%
75-100% shares01/11/2016

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
Incorporated2015-11-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

9 High Street
Lochgelly
KY5 9JP
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-07
Last: 2025-11-23

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BLAKE, Jamie Thomas
director · ~43y · appointed 2015-11-24
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-02
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-12-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-11-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-31