TOPMARK ADJUSTERS LIMITED

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SC227097 · ltd · incorporated 2002-01-18
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£542.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Risk and damage evaluation
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
81 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £542,503

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£543k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£741k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£148k£296k£444k£593k£741kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£560.6k£421.0k
Current assets£740.6k£583.8k
Net assets£542.5k£400.5k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2023-09-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2023-09-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  7. 2023-09-05
    ➖
    TOPPING, Roger James resigned
    secretary
  8. 2023-09-05
    ➖
    DOUGALL, John Aitken resigned
    director
  9. 2023-09-05
    ➖
    TOPPING, Roger James resigned
    director
  10. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-09-11
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    persons-with-significant-control · RP04PSC07
  16. 2019-08-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2019-08-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-08-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  19. 2019-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-01-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-01-17
    ➕
    BRADSHAW, Desmond Gerard appointed
    director
  22. 2014-12-19
    ➖
    MARCHETTI, Martino resigned
    director
  23. 2008-01-01
    ➕
    DOUGALL, John Aitken appointed
    director
  24. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    TOPPING, Roger James appointed
    secretary
  25. 2002-07-01
    ➖
    BKR HAINES WATTS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2002-07-01
    ➖
    LAMBIE, Edward Ezekiel Anthony resigned
    director
  27. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    MARCHETTI, Martino appointed
    director
  28. 2002-07-01
    ➕
    TOPPING, Roger James appointed
    director
  29. 2002-01-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TOPMARK ADJUSTERS LIMITED
  30. 2002-01-18
    ➕
    BKR HAINES WATTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2002-01-18
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2002-01-18
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-01-18
    ➕
    LAMBIE, Edward Ezekiel Anthony appointed
    director
  34. 2002-01-18
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2002-01-18
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Tma Glasgow Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Tma Glasgow Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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TOPMARK ADJUSTERS LIMITED
This company · SC227097

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Tma Glasgow Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares12/08/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr John Aitken Dougallceased 12/08/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Roger James Toppingceased 12/08/2019· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-01-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66210 — Risk and damage evaluation

Registered office

9 Blairtummock Place
Panorama Business Village
Glasgow
G33 4EN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-01
Last: 2026-01-18

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

BRADSHAW, Desmond Gerard→
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-01-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TOPPING, Roger James→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2023-09-05
Resigned
BKR HAINES WATTS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2002-01-18
Resigned
DOUGALL, John Aitken→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-01-01 · resigned 2023-09-05
Resigned
LAMBIE, Edward Ezekiel Anthony→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2002-07-01
Resigned
MARCHETTI, Martino→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2014-12-19
Resigned
TOPPING, Roger James→
director · ~69y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2023-09-05
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-01-18 · resigned 2002-01-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-09-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-29