TELFAIR TAILORING LTD

💤Zombieactive
NI666963 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-14
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£21.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
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. 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: 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
16 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £21,024

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£21k
↑ 21% YoY
Current Assets
£379
↓ 96% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£13k£17k£21kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£5.5k£484
Current assets£379£8.7k
Net assets£21.0k£17.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-14
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-10-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-07-01
    ➖
    MCQUISTON, Leagh Alexandra resigned
    director
  9. 2021-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-06-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2020-01-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TELFAIR TAILORING LTD
  12. 2020-01-14
    ➕
    HEFFRON, Lorraine appointed
    director
  13. 2020-01-14
    ➕
    MCQUISTON, Leagh Alexandra appointed
    director
  14. 2020-01-14
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Lorraine Heffron
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control14/01/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Leagh Alexandra Mcquistonceased 01/07/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-01-14
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

1c The Square
Ballyclare
Co.Antrim
BT39 9BB
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-27
Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HEFFRON, Lorraine→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-01-14
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Active
MCQUISTON, Leagh Alexandra→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-01-14 · resigned 2022-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-28
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-06-12