T & L TILING LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC304716 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-29

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£182.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

56 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £181,966

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£182k

↑ 1.5% YoY

Current Assets

£217k

↑ 6.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£182.0k	£179.3k
Current assets	£217.4k	£203.7k
Net assets	£182.0k	£179.3k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-12-12
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accounts · AA
2024-12-27
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accounts · AA
2023-12-15
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accounts · AA
2022-12-28
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accounts · AA
2022-04-13
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address · AD01
2021-05-27
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accounts · AA
2020-06-08
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accounts · AA
2019-07-18
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officers · CH01
2019-07-15
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-06-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-06-04
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accounts · AA
2017-06-19
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accounts · AA
2016-09-01
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accounts · AA
2015-10-12
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accounts · AA
2015-07-01
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annual-return · AR01
2008-07-22
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BUTCHER, Luke George appointed
secretary
2008-07-22
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BUTCHER, Nanette resigned
secretary
2006-06-29
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Company incorporated
As T & L TILING LTD.
2006-06-29
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BUTCHER, Luke George appointed
director
2006-06-29
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BUTCHER, Toby Charles appointed
director
2006-06-29
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BUTCHER, Nanette appointed
secretary
2006-06-29
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-06-29
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-06-29
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2006-06-29
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Toby Charles Butcher Individual · British · DOB 07/1982 · age 44	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/06/2016
Mr Luke George Butcher Individual · British · DOB 07/1980 · age 46	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	29/06/2016

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

Incorporated2006-06-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Knockbreck Street

Tain

IV19 1BJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-27

Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BUTCHER, Luke George→

secretary · appointed 2008-07-22

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Active

BUTCHER, Luke George→

director · ~46y · appointed 2006-06-29

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Active

BUTCHER, Toby Charles→

director · ~44y · appointed 2006-06-29

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Active

BUTCHER, Nanette→

secretary · appointed 2006-06-29 · resigned 2008-07-22

Resigned

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-06-29 · resigned 2006-06-29

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-06-29 · resigned 2006-06-29

Resigned

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