GRAHAM TISO LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC081944 · ltd · incorporated 1983-02-24

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 26.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), 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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 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

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 26.4y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

34 officers (7 active, 34 linked, 22 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

25 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

181 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand

2025-11-17
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officers · AP01
2025-11-04
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accounts · AA
2025-10-23
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KNIGHTS, Stephen William appointed
director
2025-09-08
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officers · CH01
2025-04-10
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officers · TM01
2025-03-19
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JORDAN, Dominic Martin resigned
director
2025-03-13
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officers · AP01
2025-03-13
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-11
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BAGNALL, Lee Paul resigned
director
2025-03-11
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JORDAN, Dominic Martin appointed
director
2024-11-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-19
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BAGNALL, Lee Paul appointed
director
2023-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-04
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PLATT, Dominic James appointed
director
2023-10-03
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GREENHALGH, Neil James resigned
director
2023-05-23
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officers · AP03
2023-05-23
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-11
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CASEY, Theresa appointed
secretary
2023-04-10
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CASSIDY, Nirma resigned
secretary
2022-10-24
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-10-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-11
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SCHULTZ, Régis appointed
director
2022-10-11
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CASSIDY, Nirma appointed
secretary
2022-10-11
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COWGILL, Peter Alan resigned
director
2022-10-04
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-22
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MAWDSLEY, Siobhan resigned
secretary
2022-07-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
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accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AAMD
2021-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-10-31
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SMALL, Brian Michael resigned
director
2015-11-27
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WILLIAMS, David Robert resigned
director
2015-10-30
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THOMAS, Benjamin Robert resigned
director
2015-10-01
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BATCHELOR, Andrew John resigned
secretary
2015-10-01
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MAWDSLEY, Siobhan appointed
secretary
2014-09-24
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BATCHELOR, Andrew John appointed
secretary
2014-09-24
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BRISLEY, Jane Marie resigned
secretary
2014-06-01
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GREENHALGH, Neil James appointed
director
2014-05-30
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BOWN, Barry Colin resigned
director
2013-11-12
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OAKWOOD CORPORATE SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-11-12
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BRISLEY, Jane Marie appointed
secretary
2013-11-12
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SMITH, Nigel Peter resigned
secretary
2013-11-12
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BOWN, Barry Colin appointed
director
2013-11-12
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COWGILL, Peter Alan appointed
director
2013-11-12
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SMALL, Brian Michael appointed
director
2013-11-12
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THOMSON, Geoffrey Allan resigned
director
2013-11-12
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TISO, Donald resigned
director

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Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TISO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 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

clean

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

Group structure

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

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Tiso Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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GRAHAM TISO LIMITED

This company · SC081944

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
Tiso Group 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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1983-02-24

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

41 Commercial Street

Leith

Edinburgh

EH6 6JD

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-02-01

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-24

Last: 2025-12-10