TTS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC130613 · ltd · incorporated 1991-03-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (53/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
97 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-04
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  2. 2025-03-05
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  3. 2024-01-29
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  4. 2023-01-18
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  5. 2022-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-17
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    address · AD01
  8. 2019-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-01-11
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-01-23
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  12. 2016-03-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-03-23
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    officers · CH03
  14. 2016-02-04
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  15. 2015-03-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2005-12-22
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    CAMERON, David appointed
    secretary
  17. 2005-12-21
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    WATSON, Maria resigned
    secretary
  18. 2003-05-07
    ➕
    WATSON, Maria appointed
    secretary
  19. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    THOMSON, Hazel Ann resigned
    secretary
  20. 2002-07-18
    ➕
    THOMSON, Hazel Ann appointed
    secretary
  21. 2002-06-30
    ➖
    THOMSON, Marian Barbara resigned
    secretary
  22. 1992-02-11
    ➕
    THOMSON, Marian Barbara appointed
    secretary
  23. 1992-02-11
    ➖
    WOODYATT, Jonathan Hamilton resigned
    secretary
  24. 1992-02-11
    ➖
    THOMSON, Iain Campbell resigned
    director
  25. 1992-02-11
    ➖
    WOODYATT, Jonathan Hamilton resigned
    director
  26. 1991-03-21
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    Company incorporated
    As TTS ENVIRONMENTAL LIMITED
  27. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    THOMSON, Iain Campbell appointed
    director
  28. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    WOODYATT, Jonathan Hamilton appointed
    secretary
  29. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1991-03-21
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  31. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    THOMSON, Iain Campbell appointed
    director
  32. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    WOODYATT, Jonathan Hamilton appointed
    director
  33. 1991-03-21
    ➕
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1991-03-21
    ➖
    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Iain Campbell Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
75–100%
—75-100% shares21/03/2017

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
Incorporated1991-03-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

67 Briarhill Road
Prestwick
KA9 1HZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-20
Last: 2026-02-06

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

CAMERON, David→
secretary · appointed 2005-12-22
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Active
THOMSON, Iain Campbell→
director · ~69y · appointed 1991-03-21
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Active
THOMSON, Hazel Ann→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-18 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
THOMSON, Marian Barbara→
secretary · appointed 1992-02-11 · resigned 2002-06-30
Resigned
WATSON, Maria→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2005-12-21
Resigned
WOODYATT, Jonathan Hamilton→
secretary · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1992-02-11
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1991-03-21
Resigned
THOMSON, Iain Campbell→
director · ~69y · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1992-02-11
Resigned
WOODYATT, Jonathan Hamilton→
director · ~61y · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1992-02-11
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-03-21 · resigned 1991-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (97 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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2026-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-16