TSPC HOLDINGS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC279747 · ltd · incorporated 2005-02-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days
No material changes in the last 30 days.
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
17 officers (6 active, 17 linked, 15 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
113 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 6 | 700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-06📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-01➕RYDER, Peter Gordon appointeddirector
- 2023-09-19➖MCKAY, Hugh Derek resigneddirector
- 2023-09-19➖THOMSON, Kenneth William resigneddirector
- 2023-04-01➕DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn appointeddirector
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-31➖BAILLIE, Alan John resigneddirector
- 2022-10-18➕TODD, Christopher John appointeddirector
- 2022-06-21➕DEWAR, Barry George appointeddirector
- 2022-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-28📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-12➖DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn resigneddirector
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-07-06➖DUNCAN, John Derek resigneddirector
- 2014-08-25➖MATTHEW, Eileen Agnes resigneddirector
- 2011-08-01➕DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn appointeddirector
- 2011-06-30➖SCOTT, Philip Cameron resignedsecretary
- 2011-06-30➖SCOTT, Philip Cameron resigneddirector
- 2009-12-31➖PATON, James Kinross resigneddirector
- 2005-05-14➕SCOTT, Philip Cameron appointedsecretary
- 2005-05-14➖THORNTONS WS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-05-14➖HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigneddirector
- 2005-05-14➕SCOTT, Philip Cameron appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➕BROWN, Michael Andrew appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➕COUSTON, Robert James Gair appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➕BAILLIE, Alan John appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➕DUNCAN, John Derek appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➕MATTHEW, Eileen Agnes appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➕MCKAY, Hugh Derek appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➕PATON, James Kinross appointeddirector
- 2005-05-13➕THOMSON, Kenneth William appointeddirector
- 2005-02-10🏢Company incorporatedAs TSPC HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2005-02-10➕THORNTONS WS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-02-10➕HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
🔒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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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒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
Incorporated2005-02-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
11 Whitehall Crescent
Dundee
DD1 4AR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-24
Last: 2026-02-10
Officers (6 active · 11 resigned)
BROWN, Michael Andrew→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2005-05-13
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COUSTON, Robert James Gair→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2005-05-13
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DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2023-04-01
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DEWAR, Barry George→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2022-06-21
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RYDER, Peter Gordon→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2023-11-01
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TODD, Christopher John→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2022-10-18
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SCOTT, Philip Cameron→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-14 · resigned 2011-06-30
THORNTONS WS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2005-05-14
BAILLIE, Alan John→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2022-10-31
DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2011-08-01 · resigned 2019-07-12
DUNCAN, John Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2015-07-06
HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2005-02-10 · resigned 2005-05-14
MATTHEW, Eileen Agnes→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2014-08-25
MCKAY, Hugh Derek→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2023-09-19
PATON, James Kinross→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2009-12-31
SCOTT, Philip Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2005-05-14 · resigned 2011-06-30
THOMSON, Kenneth William→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2005-05-13 · resigned 2023-09-19
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Recent filings (113 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-28