NORRIE TOCH STUDIOS LIMITED

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SC152140 · ltd · incorporated 1994-07-26
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
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£-6.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). 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 (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,325

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£6k
Current Assets
£0
Current Liabilities
—
-£6k-£5k-£4k-£3k-£1k£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£-6.3k£0
Current assets£0—
Net assets£-6.3k£0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-03-29
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  3. 2024-04-28
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  4. 2023-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  7. 2020-07-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2020-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2019-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-07-27
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2005-10-12
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    HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  17. 2001-06-01
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    TOCH, Iulia appointed
    secretary
  18. 2001-03-02
    ➖
    BLYTH, John Thomas Mclean resigned
    director
  19. 1998-04-06
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    BLYTH, John Thomas Mclean appointed
    director
  20. 1998-04-06
    ➖
    NORRIE, Susan resigned
    director
  21. 1994-07-26
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    Company incorporated
    As NORRIE TOCH STUDIOS LIMITED
  22. 1994-07-26
    ➕
    TOCH, Vasile appointed
    director
  23. 1994-07-26
    ➕
    HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1994-07-26
    ➕
    NORRIE, Susan appointed
    director
  25. 1994-07-26
    ➕
    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1994-07-26
    ➖
    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TOCH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 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 Vasile Toch
Individual · British · DOB 12/1953 · age 73
75–100%
—75-100% 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

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

4 Church Hill
Dalmellington
Ayr
KA6 7QP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-01
Last: 2025-07-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

TOCH, Iulia→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-01
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Active
TOCH, Vasile→
director · ~73y · appointed 1994-07-26
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Active
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-07-26 · resigned 2005-10-12
Resigned
BLYTH, John Thomas Mclean→
director · ~89y · appointed 1998-04-06 · resigned 2001-03-02
Resigned
NORRIE, Susan→
director · ~68y · appointed 1994-07-26 · resigned 1998-04-06
Resigned
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-07-26 · resigned 1994-07-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-09-30