TOMSAM LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05805405 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-04

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 May 2025

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

53 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-05-31	2024-05-31
Average employees	1	100

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

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3 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 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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2023-02-28
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2022-02-28
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2021-03-01
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2020-02-26
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2019-02-28
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2018-02-28
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2017-01-04
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2016-05-27
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2016-02-16
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2015-05-18
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2015-05-18
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officers · TM01
2015-04-04
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SHAW, Barry Sabin resigned
director
2015-02-26
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2006-05-08
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SHAW, Kelvin appointed
secretary
2006-05-08
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SHAW, Kelvin appointed
director
2006-05-08
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SHAW, Barry Sabin appointed
director
2006-05-04
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Company incorporated
As TOMSAM LIMITED
2006-05-04
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RAYNER, Joanne appointed
secretary
2006-05-04
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RAYNER, Joanne resigned
secretary
2006-05-04
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MACKINDER, Gavin John appointed
director
2006-05-04
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MACKINDER, Gavin John resigned
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kelvin Shaw Individual · British · DOB 11/1962 · age 64	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016
Mr Samual John Shaw Individual · British · DOB 05/1994 · age 32	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Thomas Charles Shaw Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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3AL PROPERTY LTD→ 15795845 · est 2024 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	1y	—	—
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3RD ECHELON LTD→ 12889081 · est 2020 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	5y	—	—
4 DONCASTER ROAD LIMITED→ 14172825 · est 2022 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	3y	—	—
5 MOMENTS PROPERTIES LIMITED→ 14894691 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
500 MD LTD→ 14861061 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-05-04

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

39-43 Bridge Street

Swinton

Mexborough

South Yorkshire

S64 8AP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-02-28

Last made up to: 2025-05-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-18

Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

SHAW, Kelvin→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-08

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Active

SHAW, Kelvin→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-05-08

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Active

RAYNER, Joanne→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-04 · resigned 2006-05-04

Resigned

MACKINDER, Gavin John→

director · ~65y · appointed 2006-05-04 · resigned 2006-05-04

Resigned

SHAW, Barry Sabin→

director · ~93y · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2015-04-04

Resigned

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