TYNINGHAME COUNTRY STORE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC192927 · ltd · incorporated 1999-01-27
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
£184.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 7 with DOB)
82
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
78 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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
Positive net assets
Net assets £184,309

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£184k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Assets
£205k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£41k£82k£123k£164k£205kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£184.3k£125.1k
Current assets£204.5k£151.8k
Net assets£184.3k£125.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-23
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-20
    ➕
    WAKEFIELD, Lily appointed
    director
  6. 2023-10-20
    ➕
    WAKEFIELD, Lyndon appointed
    director
  7. 2023-10-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-10-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2021-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2020-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-03-30
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-03-24
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-09-20
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  18. 2016-08-20
    ➕
    WAKEFIELD, David Anthony Russell appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-08-20
    ➕
    WAKEFIELD, David Anthony Russell appointed
    director
  20. 2016-08-20
    ➖
    WAKEFIELD, Deborah Marie resigned
    secretary
  21. 2016-08-10
    ➖
    WAKEFIELD, Deborah Marie resigned
    director
  22. 2015-08-11
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Alison resigned
    secretary
  23. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    WAKEFIELD, Deborah Marie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-08-11
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Alison resigned
    director
  25. 2015-08-11
    ➖
    TWIST, Lindsay resigned
    director
  26. 2015-08-11
    ➕
    WAKEFIELD, Deborah Marie appointed
    director
  27. 2006-08-31
    ➖
    PORTEOUS, Rachael resigned
    director
  28. 1999-02-02
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Alison appointed
    secretary
  29. 1999-02-02
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-02-02
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Alison appointed
    director
  31. 1999-02-02
    ➕
    PORTEOUS, Rachael appointed
    director
  32. 1999-02-02
    ➕
    TWIST, Lindsay appointed
    director
  33. 1999-02-02
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  34. 1999-01-27
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    Company incorporated
    As TYNINGHAME COUNTRY STORE LIMITED
  35. 1999-01-27
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  36. 1999-01-27
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100
No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — WAKEFIELD, Lily (same surname) appointed 2023-10-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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 David Wakefield
Individual · British · DOB 07/1955 · age 71
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
Incorporated1999-01-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores

Registered office

The Smithy
Main Street
Tyninghame
East Lothian
EH42 1XL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-10
Last: 2026-01-27

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

WAKEFIELD, David Anthony Russell→
secretary · appointed 2016-08-20
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Active
WAKEFIELD, David Anthony Russell→
director · ~71y · appointed 2016-08-20
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Active
WAKEFIELD, Lily→
director · ~22y · appointed 2023-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WAKEFIELD, Lyndon→
director · ~29y · appointed 2023-10-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Alison→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-02 · resigned 2015-08-11
Resigned
WAKEFIELD, Deborah Marie→
secretary · appointed 2015-08-11 · resigned 2016-08-20
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 1999-02-02
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Alison→
director · ~64y · appointed 1999-02-02 · resigned 2015-08-11
Resigned
PORTEOUS, Rachael→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-02-02 · resigned 2006-08-31
Resigned
TWIST, Lindsay→
director · ~66y · appointed 1999-02-02 · resigned 2015-08-11
Resigned
WAKEFIELD, Deborah Marie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2015-08-11 · resigned 2016-08-10
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-01-27 · resigned 1999-02-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (78 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-30