TINGWALL LIVESTOCK LIMITED

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SC285843 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-06
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
£247.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 75). 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

1 live charge · oldest 12.6y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
52 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £247,450

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
Net Worth
£247k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£203k£407k£610k£814k£1.0mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£247.4k£237.0k
Current assets£1.02M£825.7k
Cash£3.3k—
Debtors£137.2k£52.5k
Net assets£247.4k£227.0k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-12
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  2. 2025-03-31
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  3. 2024-07-10
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  4. 2024-07-01
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    ROBERTS, Kerry Anne resigned
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  5. 2024-03-28
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  6. 2023-03-23
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  7. 2022-01-11
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  8. 2021-03-10
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  9. 2020-02-13
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  10. 2019-01-31
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  11. 2018-03-28
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  12. 2017-02-14
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  13. 2016-06-08
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  14. 2016-02-17
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  15. 2015-06-09
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  16. 2015-03-31
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  17. 2014-08-26
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  18. 2014-08-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2013-10-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2005-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As TINGWALL LIVESTOCK LIMITED
  21. 2005-06-06
    ➕
    EUNSON, Cecil Robert Hugh appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-06-06
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    EUNSON, Cecil Robert Hugh appointed
    director
  23. 2005-06-06
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2005-06-06
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2005-06-06
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    ROBERTS, Kerry Anne appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Cecil Robert Hugh Eunson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1951 · age 75
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Griesta
Tingwall
Shetland
ZE2 9SB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-19
Last: 2025-06-05

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

EUNSON, Cecil Robert Hugh→
secretary · appointed 2005-06-06
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Active
EUNSON, Cecil Robert Hugh→
director · ~75y · appointed 2005-06-06
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2005-06-06
Resigned
ROBERTS, Kerry Anne→
director · ~45y · appointed 2005-06-06 · resigned 2024-07-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property25/10/201326/08/2014

Recent filings (52 total)

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2026-03-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-16
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accounts · AA
2025-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
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officers · TM01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-11
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-13
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-07