TRON PAWN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC158080 · ltd · incorporated 1995-05-18

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.51M

book net assets

Opportunity

69/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other credit granting n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed financial-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

98 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

69/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,508,016

Cash YoY

+357%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£29k

↑ 357% YoY

Net Worth

£1.5m

↑ 12% YoY

Current Assets

£1.8m

↓ 1.5% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-25	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.51M	£1.36M
Current assets	£1.83M	£1.86M
Cash	£28.8k	£6.3k
Debtors	£531.7k	£572.3k
Net assets	£1.51M	£1.35M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-24
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-06-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-12-29
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-03-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-03-02
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-24
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second-filing-capital-allotment-shares
capital · RP04SH01
2021-02-22
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-02-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-15
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officers · AP01
2020-12-27
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CAMPBELL, William appointed
director
2020-12-27
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CAMPBELL, Steven resigned
director
2020-12-18
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-01-15
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CAMPBELL, Steven appointed
director
2020-01-15
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CAMPBELL, William resigned
director
2009-02-18
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CAMPBELL, Steven appointed
secretary
2009-02-18
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CAMPBELL, Anne resigned
secretary
2000-03-24
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ANDREW, Denis Deas resigned
secretary
2000-03-24
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ANDREW, Denis Deas resigned
director
1997-02-28
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CAMPBELL, Anne appointed
secretary
1995-05-18
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Company incorporated
As TRON PAWN LIMITED
1995-05-18
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ANDREW, Denis Deas appointed
secretary
1995-05-18
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ANDREW, Denis Deas appointed
director
1995-05-18
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CAMPBELL, William appointed
director

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Campbell Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	15/01/2020
Mr Steven Campbell Individual · British · DOB 11/1965 · age 61	—	—	board controlboard control · firm interest	15/01/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr William Campbellceased 15/01/2020· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1995-05-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64929 — Other credit granting n.e.c.

Registered office

25 Sandyford Place

Glasgow

G3 7NG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-25

Last made up to: 2025-03-25

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-02-17OVERDUE

Last: 2025-02-03

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Steven→

secretary · appointed 2009-02-18

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Active

CAMPBELL, William→

director · ~59y · appointed 2020-12-27

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Active

ANDREW, Denis Deas→

secretary · appointed 1995-05-18 · resigned 2000-03-24

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Anne→

secretary · appointed 1997-02-28 · resigned 2009-02-18

Resigned

ANDREW, Denis Deas→

director · ~73y · appointed 1995-05-18 · resigned 2000-03-24

Resigned

CAMPBELL, Steven→

director · ~61y · appointed 2020-01-15 · resigned 2020-12-27

Resigned

CAMPBELL, William→

director · ~59y · appointed 1995-05-18 · resigned 2020-01-15

Resigned

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Recent filings (98 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-15

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-06-18

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2025-03-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-04

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-12-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-12

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-03-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-06-22

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-03-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-03

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2022-12-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-03-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-04

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2021-12-23