A TYSON & SONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06052858 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-15
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 19.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 19.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year 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
Metric2025-03-31
Average employees1

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
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 2 address
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-03-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2026-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-01-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-04-04
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2023-04-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    TYSON, Pauline Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  13. 2023-03-31
    ➖
    TYSON, Pauline Elizabeth resigned
    director
  14. 2022-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2007-04-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2007-01-15
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    Company incorporated
    As A TYSON & SONS LTD
  21. 2007-01-15
    ➕
    TYSON, Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2007-01-15
    ➕
    TYSON, Pauline Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-01-15
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2007-01-15
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2007-01-15
    ➕
    TYSON, Pauline Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2007-01-15
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2007-01-15
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "TYSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Tyson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
50–75%
—50-75% shares01/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Pauline Elizabeth Tysonceased 28/03/2026· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-01-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

The Barn Gibb Hill
Ponsonby
Seascale
CA20 1BX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TYSON, Ian→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TYSON, Pauline Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2007-01-15
Resigned
TYSON, Pauline Elizabeth→
director · ~65y · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-01-15 · resigned 2007-01-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/04/2007—
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Recent filings (56 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19