TARUS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC188881 · ltd · incorporated 1998-08-28
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 Aug 2025
Net worth
£144.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 16.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £144,770
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£145k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Assets
£32k
↓ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £181.8k | £182.8k |
| Current assets | £31.6k | £35.6k |
| Net assets | £144.8k | £142.8k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-13📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-09-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-08-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2013-08-01➖MITCHELL, Laura Mavis resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-24➖MITCHELL, Desmond William Robert resigneddirector
- 2009-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1998-09-04➕MITCHELL, Clive Desmond appointeddirector
- 1998-09-04➕MITCHELL, Laura Mavis appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-04➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-09-04➕MITCHELL, Desmond William Robert appointeddirector
- 1998-09-04➖JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-08-28🏢Company incorporatedAs TARUS LIMITED
- 1998-08-28➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-08-28➕JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
93/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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 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
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Clive Desmond Mitchell Individual · British · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-08-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
Second Floor Airbles House
270 Airbles Road
Motherwell
ML1 3AT
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-11
Last: 2025-08-28
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
MITCHELL, Clive Desmond→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 1998-09-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELL, Laura Mavis→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-04 · resigned 2013-08-01
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-08-28 · resigned 1998-09-04
MITCHELL, Desmond William Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · appointed 1998-09-04 · resigned 2011-05-24
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-08-28 · resigned 1998-09-04
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 31/07/2009 | — |
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Recent filings (81 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-09-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-01