TARTAN LINE RADIO CABS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC090279 · ltd · incorporated 1984-10-30

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Nov 2024

Net worth

£14.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 49320

Sector: Transportation & storage

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

95 officers (5 active, 95 linked, 74 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

257 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,175

Net assets shrinking

Down £3,445 YoY

Cash YoY

-26%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£14k

↓ 26% YoY

Net Worth

£14k

↓ 20% YoY

Current Assets

£19k

↓ 16% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-30	2023-11-30
Total assets	£14.2k	£17.6k
Current assets	£18.7k	£22.3k
Cash	£14.2k	£19.3k
Debtors	£4.5k	£3.0k
Net assets	£14.2k	£17.6k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (199 events)Click to expand

2025-08-29
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accounts · AA
2025-08-04
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officers · TM01
2025-07-25
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DAVIDSON, David resigned
director
2025-04-22
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MCEWAN, George appointed
secretary
2025-04-22
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MCMEECHAN, Louise resigned
secretary
2025-04-22
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-22
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-04-22
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officers · AP01
2025-04-15
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SLOAN, James Michael appointed
director
2025-03-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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officers · AP01
2025-03-25
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officers · AP01
2025-03-24
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MCEWAN, George appointed
director
2025-03-24
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RAMSAY, Alexander Roberton appointed
director
2025-03-24
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DAVIDSON, David appointed
director
2025-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-21
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-20
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DICKIE, Alexander Allan resigned
secretary
2025-03-20
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MCMEECHAN, Louise appointed
secretary
2025-03-20
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DICKIE, Alexander Allan resigned
director
2025-03-20
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SLOAN, James Michael resigned
director
2024-08-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-01
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HAXTON, Alexander resigned
director
2024-02-20
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-10
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RAMSAY, Alexander Roberton resigned
director
2023-08-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
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address · AD01
2022-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-14
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NICOL, John Leslie resigned
director
2020-05-11
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DICKIE, Alexander Allan appointed
secretary
2020-05-11
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DICKIE, Alexander Allan appointed
director
2020-04-20
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RAMSAY, Alexander Roberton appointed
director
2020-04-20
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SLOAN, James Michael appointed
director
2020-04-15
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FULLERTON, Charles resigned
secretary
2020-04-15
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FULLERTON, Charles resigned
director
2020-04-01
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STEWART, Alexander James resigned
director
2019-08-15
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MCMEECHAN, Louise appointed
director
2019-08-15
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FULLERTON, Charles appointed
secretary
2019-08-15
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FULLERTON, Charles appointed
director
2019-08-15
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MCLEOD, John resigned
director
2019-08-15
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NICOL, John Leslie appointed
director
2019-08-15
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STEWART, Alexander James appointed
director
2019-07-30
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DICKIE, Alexander Allan resigned
secretary
2019-07-30
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CORRIE, Brian resigned
director
2019-07-30
➖
DICKIE, Alexander Allan resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 199 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.

Red flags

clean

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1984-10-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

Office 13, Willow House Newhouse Business Park

Newhouse Road

Grangemouth

FK3 8LL

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-10

Last: 2025-07-27