TLA SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC182999 · ltd · incorporated 1998-02-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£4.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Business and domestic software development
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £4,717
Net assets shrinking
Down £11,340 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↓ 71% YoY
Current Assets
£51k
↓ 7.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£11k£22k£33k£44k£55kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£6.8k£16.1k
Current assets£51.2k£55.2k
Net assets£4.7k£16.1k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-23
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  2. 2025-02-17
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  3. 2024-01-16
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  4. 2022-12-21
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  5. 2021-12-15
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  6. 2021-01-13
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  7. 2020-02-24
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  8. 2019-02-26
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  9. 2018-01-04
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  10. 2017-08-02
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    officers · CH01
  11. 2016-11-24
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-02-17
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-05
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2015-11-05
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2015-11-04
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    KOEHLER, Saskia Dorothea appointed
    director
  17. 2015-11-04
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    KOEHLER, Saskia Dorothea resigned
    secretary
  18. 2001-03-15
    ➖
    THOMSON, Carol resigned
    director
  19. 2001-03-15
    ➖
    THOMSON, William resigned
    director
  20. 1998-02-26
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    THOMSON, James appointed
    director
  21. 1998-02-26
    ➕
    KOEHLER, Saskia Dorothea appointed
    secretary
  22. 1998-02-26
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 1998-02-26
    ➕
    THOMSON, Carol appointed
    director
  24. 1998-02-26
    ➕
    THOMSON, William appointed
    director
  25. 1998-02-26
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 1998-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As TLA SYSTEMS LIMITED
  27. 1998-02-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 1998-02-16
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Ms Saskia Dorothea Koehler
Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

2/1 51 Cresswell Street
Glasgow
G12 8AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

KOEHLER, Saskia Dorothea→
director · ~57y · appointed 2015-11-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
THOMSON, James→
director · ~53y · appointed 1998-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KOEHLER, Saskia Dorothea→
secretary · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 2015-11-04
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-02-16 · resigned 1998-02-26
Resigned
THOMSON, Carol→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 2001-03-15
Resigned
THOMSON, William→
director · ~82y · appointed 1998-02-26 · resigned 2001-03-15
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-02-16 · resigned 1998-02-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-26