THORNTOUN LIMITED
- · Oldest live charge 34.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
- 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). 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 (85/100).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 34.5y
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £1.04M | £871.6k |
| Average employees | 174 | 18200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals 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
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-29📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2026-01-27➖JOHNSTONE, Agnes Murray Murphy resigneddirector
- 2026-01-27➖JOHNSTONE, William Murdoch resigneddirector
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-06📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-02-06🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-03📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2020-09-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2007-11-15➕BROWN, David John appointedsecretary
- 2007-11-15➖JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell resignedsecretary
- 1992-03-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1991-10-15🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1991-02-07➕JOHNSTONE, Agnes Murray Murphy appointeddirector
- 1991-01-28🏢Company incorporatedAs THORNTOUN LIMITED
- 1991-01-28➕JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell appointeddirector
- 1991-01-28➕JOHNSTONE, Richard Bell appointedsecretary
- 1991-01-28➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-01-28➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1991-01-28➕JOHNSTONE, William Murdoch appointeddirector
- 1991-01-28➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1991-01-28➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: JOHNSTONE, Agnes Murray Murphy resigned 2026-01-27; JOHNSTONE, William Murdoch resigned 2026-01-27
Group structure
Thorntoun Estate Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Thorntoun Estate 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.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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7 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.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 24/03/1992 | 06/02/2025 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/10/1991 | — |