TIALBIRCH LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC099329 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-29
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 71111Architectural activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed property-backed borrower — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 52/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

23 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 39.4y

25/100
too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 39.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
23 charges (23/23 with lender, 23/23 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
144 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
20
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
56
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees100200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2025-12-09
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-09-23
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2025-09-16
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-02-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  8. 2024-02-05
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    Charge satisfied #26
  9. 2024-01-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2024-01-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  11. 2024-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #21
  12. 2024-01-24
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    Charge satisfied #19
  13. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-09-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2023-09-22
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  18. 2023-09-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2013-05-21
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    Charge satisfied #20
  24. 2013-04-01
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    Charge registered #28
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2013-04-01
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    Charge registered #27
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2013-03-14
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    Charge registered #26
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  27. 2008-12-19
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    Charge registered #25
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  28. 2008-12-19
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    Charge registered #24
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  29. 2008-05-07
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    Charge satisfied #13
  30. 2008-04-14
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    Charge registered #23
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  31. 2008-03-05
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    Charge registered #22
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  32. 2008-03-05
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    Charge registered #21
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  33. 2008-02-20
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    Charge registered #20
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  34. 2007-08-17
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    Charge registered #19
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  35. 2007-02-09
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    Charge registered #18
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  36. 2006-08-24
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    Charge registered #17
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  37. 2006-08-24
    🔒
    Charge registered #16
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  38. 2005-01-12
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    Charge registered #15
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  39. 2004-11-17
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    Charge registered #14
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  40. 2004-11-10
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    Charge registered #13
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  41. 1997-10-10
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    Charge registered #12
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  42. 1997-09-01
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, George Martin appointed
    secretary
  43. 1997-09-01
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, Gillian Elizabeth appointed
    director
  44. 1997-09-01
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Ian James resigned
    director
  45. 1996-12-02
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Marion Whitehead resigned
    secretary
  46. 1996-12-02
    ➕
    RUTHERFORD, George Martin appointed
    secretary
  47. 1996-12-02
    ➖
    RUTHERFORD, George Martin resigned
    secretary
  48. 1996-12-02
    ➖
    MCDONALD, Marion Whitehead resigned
    director
  49. 1993-08-06
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    Charge satisfied #11
  50. 1990-07-23
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    Charge registered #11
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 37 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 37 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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 high · 1 med · 1 low
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2025-12-09

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

12 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Martin Rutherford
Individual · British · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

3b Ormiston Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 7SJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: 2025-05-12

Officers (0 active · 4 resigned)

RUTHERFORD, George Martin→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUTHERFORD, George Martin→
director · ~67y · appointed 1989-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUTHERFORD, Gillian Elizabeth→
director · ~64y · appointed 1997-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCDONALD, Marion Whitehead→
secretary · resigned 1996-12-02
Resigned
RUTHERFORD, George Martin→
secretary · appointed 1996-12-02 · resigned 1996-12-02
Resigned
MCDONALD, Ian James→
director · ~71y · resigned 1997-09-01
Resigned
MCDONALD, Marion Whitehead→
director · ~72y · resigned 1996-12-02
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

23
Total charges
12
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:23 of 23 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property01/04/2013—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security2 properties01/04/2013—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC / Other
Bond & floating charge1 property14/03/201305/02/2024
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property19/12/2008—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property19/12/2008—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property14/04/2008—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property05/03/2008—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property05/03/200824/01/2024
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property20/02/200821/05/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/08/200724/01/2024
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property09/02/2007—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property24/08/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property24/08/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property12/01/2005—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property17/11/2004—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property10/11/200407/05/2008
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property10/10/1997—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property23/07/199006/08/1993
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property30/01/198920/07/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property30/01/198920/07/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property01/09/198711/01/1989
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property19/01/198720/07/1990
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property19/01/198720/07/1990
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Recent filings (144 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2025-12-09
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-09-23
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-02-05
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-24
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-22
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-09-22