TRANSTOOLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02996578 · ltd · incorporated 1994-11-30
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 30.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£611.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 30.3y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 30.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 30/100 — 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 7 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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 £611,010
Net assets shrinking
Down £58,968 YoY
Cash YoY
+130%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£62k
↑ 130% YoY
Net Worth
£611k
↓ 8.8% YoY
Current Assets
£871k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£176k£352k£528k£704k£880kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£611.0k£670.0k
Current assets£871.4k£879.8k
Cash£62.0k£26.9k
Debtors£277.7k£287.1k
Net assets£611.0k£670.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-25
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  2. 2024-05-01
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  3. 2023-12-08
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  4. 2023-05-26
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  5. 2022-06-01
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  6. 2021-04-29
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  7. 2020-05-07
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  8. 2019-05-14
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  9. 2018-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  10. 2017-12-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  11. 2017-05-15
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  12. 2016-05-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  13. 2015-12-04
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  14. 2015-05-26
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  15. 2014-12-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2011-10-03
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    TOPHAM, Paul Alan resigned
    director
  17. 2008-03-01
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    CALLGHAN, Tracy appointed
    secretary
  18. 2008-03-01
    ➖
    TOPHAM, Lee Michael John resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-06-16
    ➖
    SMITH, Lorraine resigned
    secretary
  20. 2006-06-16
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Lee Michael John appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-09-28
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Gary Oscar Dalton appointed
    director
  22. 2004-09-28
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Paul Alan appointed
    director
  23. 2004-05-31
    ➖
    TOPHAM, Julian Cedric resigned
    director
  24. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    SMITH, Lorraine appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    TOPHAM, Julian Cedric resigned
    secretary
  26. 2002-07-21
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Lee Michael John appointed
    director
  27. 2002-07-21
    ➖
    TOPHAM, Cedric Henry resigned
    director
  28. 2001-10-27
    ➖
    MACHIN, Mary resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-10-27
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Julian Cedric appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-10-04
    ➖
    GRASSBY, Alec Lindsay resigned
    secretary
  31. 1999-10-04
    ➕
    MACHIN, Mary appointed
    secretary
  32. 1999-10-04
    ➖
    GRASSBY, Alec Lindsay resigned
    director
  33. 1996-03-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
  34. 1995-03-24
    ➖
    JEMISON, Cameron Nicholas resigned
    director
  35. 1994-12-13
    ➕
    GRASSBY, Alec Lindsay appointed
    secretary
  36. 1994-12-13
    ➖
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley resigned
    nominee-secretary
  37. 1994-12-13
    ➕
    GRASSBY, Alec Lindsay appointed
    director
  38. 1994-12-13
    ➕
    JEMISON, Cameron Nicholas appointed
    director
  39. 1994-12-13
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Cedric Henry appointed
    director
  40. 1994-12-13
    ➕
    TOPHAM, Julian Cedric appointed
    director
  41. 1994-12-13
    ➖
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1994-11-30
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    Company incorporated
    As TRANSTOOLS LIMITED
  43. 1994-11-30
    ➕
    HARRISON, Irene Lesley appointed
    nominee-secretary
  44. 1994-11-30
    ➕
    BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Beck Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Beck Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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TRANSTOOLS LIMITED
This company · 02996578

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
Beck Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1994-11-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

Beck House Hunmanby Industrial Estate
Bridlington Road
Hunmanby
North Yorkshire
YO14 0PH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

CALLGHAN, Tracy→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOPHAM, Gary Oscar Dalton→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-09-28
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Active
TOPHAM, Lee Michael John→
director · ~54y · appointed 2002-07-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRASSBY, Alec Lindsay→
secretary · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 1999-10-04
Resigned
HARRISON, Irene Lesley→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-11-30 · resigned 1994-12-13
Resigned
MACHIN, Mary→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-04 · resigned 2001-10-27
Resigned
SMITH, Lorraine→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2006-06-16
Resigned
TOPHAM, Julian Cedric→
secretary · appointed 2001-10-27 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned
TOPHAM, Lee Michael John→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-16 · resigned 2008-03-01
Resigned
GRASSBY, Alec Lindsay→
director · ~97y · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 1999-10-04
Resigned
JEMISON, Cameron Nicholas→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 1995-03-24
Resigned
TOPHAM, Cedric Henry→
director · ~91y · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 2002-07-21
Resigned
TOPHAM, Julian Cedric→
director · ~62y · appointed 1994-12-13 · resigned 2004-05-31
Resigned
TOPHAM, Paul Alan→
director · ~59y · appointed 2004-09-28 · resigned 2011-10-03
Resigned
BUSINESS INFORMATION RESEARCH & REPORTING LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-11-30 · resigned 1994-12-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Single debenture1 property05/03/1996—
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Recent filings (100 total)

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