TIRO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC134029 · ltd · incorporated 1991-09-16
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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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 18129
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62020Information technology consultancy activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: medium (77/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
81 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,569

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 243% YoY
Current Assets
£8k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£2k£3k£5k£6k£8kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£1.6k£457
Current assets£7.9k£7.8k
Net assets£1.6k£457

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

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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-17
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  2. 2024-06-26
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  3. 2023-06-20
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  4. 2022-06-24
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2020-09-24
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  7. 2019-06-26
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  8. 2018-06-28
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  9. 2017-06-30
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  10. 2016-06-30
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  11. 2015-10-13
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  12. 2015-06-30
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  13. 2014-09-29
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  14. 2014-06-27
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  15. 2013-10-08
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  16. 2011-09-16
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    MARTIN, Rhona appointed
    secretary
  17. 2011-09-16
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    MARTIN, Ronald Mcneil resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-09-01
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    MARTIN, Rhona Mary Mcfarlane resigned
    secretary
  19. 2006-09-01
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    MARTIN, Ronald Mcneil appointed
    secretary
  20. 2006-02-01
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    MARTIN, Ronald Mcneil resigned
    director
  21. 1991-09-16
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    Company incorporated
    As TIRO LIMITED
  22. 1991-09-16
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    MARTIN, Rhona Mary Mcfarlane appointed
    director
  23. 1991-09-16
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    MARTIN, Rhona Mary Mcfarlane appointed
    secretary
  24. 1991-09-16
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 1991-09-16
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1991-09-16
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    MARTIN, Ronald Mcneil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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

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
Ms Rhona Mary Mcfarlane Martin
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1967 · age 59
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest15/09/2016

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
Incorporated1991-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC18129 — SIC 18129

Registered office

8 Larch Walk
Wemyss Bay
PA18 6BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last: 2025-09-16

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MARTIN, Rhona→
secretary · appointed 2011-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Rhona Mary Mcfarlane→
director · ~59y · appointed 1991-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Rhona Mary Mcfarlane→
secretary · appointed 1991-09-16 · resigned 2006-09-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Ronald Mcneil→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-01 · resigned 2011-09-16
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-09-16 · resigned 1991-09-16
Resigned
MARTIN, Ronald Mcneil→
director · ~62y · appointed 1991-09-16 · resigned 2006-02-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

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2025-06-17
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2024-09-27
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2024-06-26
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2023-09-29
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2023-06-20
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2022-10-03
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2022-06-24
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2021-09-30
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2021-09-29
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2020-09-30
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2020-09-24
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2019-09-27
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accounts · AA
2019-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-27