TAY AND TORRIDON ESTATES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC039565 · ltd · incorporated 1963-11-27
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.4y
40/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Not currently profitable — coverage conversation is a harder sell.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Loss-making
Loss before tax £0
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £0 | £-83.7k |
| Average employees | 0 | 700 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-20📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-08-20📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-08-11➕HAY, James Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2025-08-11➖CARNEGIE, Charles resignedsecretary
- 2024-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-03-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-01➕CARNEGIE, Charles appointedsecretary
- 2023-02-01➖RITCHIE, Neil Fraser resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-06-01➕MCLAREN, Elizabeth Margaret appointeddirector
- 2019-10-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-08-20➖STROYAN, Colin Strathearn Ropner resigneddirector
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-05-21➕MCGOWAN, Neil Finlay appointeddirector
- 2018-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-09🔒Charge registered #2Lender: I & H Brown Nc Limited
- 2011-01-01➕RITCHIE, Neil Fraser appointedsecretary
- 2010-12-31➖PAGE, Robert Watson resignedsecretary
- 2009-11-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-07-01➕KAYE, Brian William Paul appointeddirector
- 2004-07-01➖LAWSON, Peter Halford resigneddirector
- 1991-02-15➖DOUGLAS, George Cochrane resignedsecretary
- 1991-02-15➕PAGE, Robert Watson appointedsecretary
- 1963-11-27🏢Company incorporatedAs TAY AND TORRIDON ESTATES LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Iowa Land Company Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Iowa Land Company Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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TAY AND TORRIDON ESTATES LIMITED
This company · SC039565
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa Land Company Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1963-11-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
Tarrylaw
Balbeggie
Perthshire
PH2 6HJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last: 2025-11-16
Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)
HAY, James Alexander→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KAYE, Brian William Paul→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2004-07-01
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MCGOWAN, Neil Finlay→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-05-21
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MCLAREN, Elizabeth Margaret→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2020-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CARNEGIE, Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-02-01 · resigned 2025-08-11
DOUGLAS, George Cochrane→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1991-02-15
PAGE, Robert Watson→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-02-15 · resigned 2010-12-31
RITCHIE, Neil Fraser→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-01-01 · resigned 2023-02-01
LAWSON, Peter Halford→
Resigneddirector · ~93y · resigned 2004-07-01
STROYAN, Colin Strathearn Ropner→
Resigneddirector · ~99y · resigned 2019-08-20
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | I & H Brown Nc I & H Brown Nc Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/02/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 16/11/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-08-20
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-26
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-03-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30