TOTAL REFRESHMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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SC179175 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-29
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46370Wholesale of coffee, tea, cocoa and spices
  • 46690Wholesale of other machinery and equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
96 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees8800

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

4 signals 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

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-08-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-09-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-06-15
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2017-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-04-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-03-31
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    CLAPPERTON, Alexander George resigned
    director
  16. 2016-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2007-05-01
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    MCFARLANE, David resigned
    director
  18. 2007-01-18
    ➖
    MCLEOD, George Frederick resigned
    director
  19. 2004-08-27
    ➖
    CALDER, Jacqueline Roberta resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-08-27
    ➖
    CALDER, John Nicholas resigned
    director
  21. 2004-01-05
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    MCCOSH, Benjamin James appointed
    secretary
  22. 2002-12-01
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    MCFARLANE, David appointed
    director
  23. 2002-04-29
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    SMITH, Ronald Stewart resigned
    director
  24. 2002-01-01
    ➕
    CLAPPERTON, Alexander George appointed
    director
  25. 1999-06-01
    ➕
    SMITH, Ronald Stewart appointed
    director
  26. 1998-08-28
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    MCCOSH, Benjamin James appointed
    director
  27. 1998-02-01
    ➕
    MCLEOD, George Frederick appointed
    director
  28. 1998-01-23
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    LITTLEJOHN, Robert Muir resigned
    director
  29. 1997-09-29
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    Company incorporated
    As TOTAL REFRESHMENT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
  30. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    CALDER, Jacqueline Roberta appointed
    secretary
  31. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  32. 1997-09-29
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    CALDER, John Nicholas appointed
    director
  34. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    LITTLEJOHN, Robert Muir appointed
    director
  35. 1997-09-29
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  36. 1997-09-29
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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 Benjamin James Mccosh
Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47
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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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-09-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Unit 4 Lammermoor Avenue
Abbotsford Business Park
Falkirk
FK2 7ZS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-27
Last: 2025-09-13

Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)

MCCOSH, Benjamin James→
secretary · appointed 2004-01-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCOSH, Benjamin James→
director · ~47y · appointed 1998-08-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CALDER, Jacqueline Roberta→
secretary · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 1997-09-29
Resigned
CALDER, John Nicholas→
director · ~60y · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 2004-08-27
Resigned
CLAPPERTON, Alexander George→
director · ~73y · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
LITTLEJOHN, Robert Muir→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 1998-01-23
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-09-29 · resigned 1997-09-29
Resigned
MCFARLANE, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-12-01 · resigned 2007-05-01
Resigned
MCLEOD, George Frederick→
director · ~88y · appointed 1998-02-01 · resigned 2007-01-18
Resigned
SMITH, Ronald Stewart→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-06-01 · resigned 2002-04-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (96 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19