MELDRUM INTERIORS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC581412 · ltd · incorporated 2017-11-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2025
Net worth
£98.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £97,973
Cash YoY
-29%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£43k
↓ 29% YoY
Net Worth
£98k
↑ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£52k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£20k£39k£59k£78k£98kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£98.1k£76.6k
Current assets£51.9k£74.4k
Cash£42.5k£60.0k
Debtors£320£1.6k
Net assets£98.0k£76.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-11-15
    ➖
    FINDLAY, Frances resigned
    secretary
  4. 2025-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-09
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    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-02
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    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As MELDRUM INTERIORS LTD
  14. 2017-11-14
    ➕
    MELDRUM, Caroline appointed
    director
  15. 2017-11-14
    ➕
    MELDRUM, Paul appointed
    director
  16. 2017-11-14
    ➕
    FINDLAY, Frances appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-11-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

89/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MELDRUM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +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
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Caroline Meldrum
Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control14/11/2017
Mr Paul Meldrum
Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting14/11/2017

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
Incorporated2017-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

1 Burnside Place
Cellardyke
Anstruther
Fife
KY10 3HH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MELDRUM, Caroline→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-11-14
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Active
MELDRUM, Paul→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-11-14
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Active
FINDLAY, Frances→
secretary · appointed 2017-11-14 · resigned 2025-11-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-15