TOUCH-LESS HYGIENE UK LTD

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SC282870 · ltd · incorporated 2005-04-07
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 Sept 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Disinfecting and exterminating services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 12.0y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (1 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Average employees—500

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-03-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2026-03-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  5. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-10-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-06-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-06-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2023-05-18
    ➕
    ROSS, David Andrew appointed
    director
  12. 2023-05-18
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    ROSS, David Andrew resigned
    director
  13. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-04-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2022-04-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2022-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2022-04-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2022-02-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2021-05-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2020-06-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  22. 2020-06-13
    ➖
    BROWN, Kirsteen Stuart resigned
    director
  23. 2019-10-31
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    Charge satisfied #2
  24. 2017-05-31
    ➖
    WHITE, Ian resigned
    director
  25. 2014-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund
  26. 2014-05-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  27. 2014-03-21
    ➕
    BROWN, Kirsteen Stuart appointed
    director
  28. 2014-03-21
    ➕
    WHITE, Ian appointed
    director
  29. 2011-01-20
    ➖
    THOMSON, Brian resigned
    director
  30. 2009-03-17
    ➖
    TRAYNOR, Jim resigned
    secretary
  31. 2009-03-17
    ➖
    TRAYNOR, Jim resigned
    director
  32. 2008-04-21
    ➕
    TRAYNOR, Jim appointed
    secretary
  33. 2008-04-21
    ➖
    NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2008-04-21
    ➕
    THOMSON, Brian appointed
    director
  35. 2008-04-21
    ➕
    TRAYNOR, Jim appointed
    director
  36. 2007-03-05
    ➖
    CUTHBERTSON, Christine resigned
    secretary
  37. 2007-03-05
    ➕
    NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES appointed
    corporate-secretary
  38. 2005-04-07
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    Company incorporated
    As TOUCH-LESS HYGIENE UK LTD
  39. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    WHITE, Stuart appointed
    director
  40. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    CUTHBERTSON, Christine appointed
    secretary
  41. 2005-04-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  42. 2005-04-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 21 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 candidate

Strong 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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.)

Group structure

Touchless Innovation Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Touchless Innovation Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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TOUCH-LESS HYGIENE UK LTD
This company · SC282870

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
Touchless Innovation Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting18/02/2022
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Iig Assets Ltdceased 02/10/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Ian Whiteceased 18/02/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Stuart Whiteceased 18/02/2022· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
  • Kirsteen Stuart Brownceased 13/06/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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

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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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-04-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81291 — Disinfecting and exterminating services

Registered office

Alexanders
Brodick
Isle Of Arran
KA27 8AJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 9 resigned)

WHITE, Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2005-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUTHBERTSON, Christine→
secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2007-03-05
Resigned
TRAYNOR, Jim→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-21 · resigned 2009-03-17
Resigned
NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-05 · resigned 2008-04-21
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-04-07 · resigned 2005-04-07
Resigned
BROWN, Kirsteen Stuart→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-03-21 · resigned 2020-06-13
Resigned
ROSS, David Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-05-18 · resigned 2023-05-18
Resigned
THOMSON, Brian→
director · ~48y · appointed 2008-04-21 · resigned 2011-01-20
Resigned
TRAYNOR, Jim→
director · ~77y · appointed 2008-04-21 · resigned 2009-03-17
Resigned
WHITE, Ian→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-03-21 · resigned 2017-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
West of Scotland Loan Fund
A registered charge—24/06/201431/10/2019
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
A registered charge—01/05/2014—
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Recent filings (81 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30