TANNLIN UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC304934 · ltd · incorporated 2006-07-04

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£335.2k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 26110

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

65 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £335,209

Cash YoY

-14%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£56k

↓ 14% YoY

Net Worth

£335k

↑ 39% YoY

Current Assets

£593k

↑ 4.7% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£335.2k	£241.8k
Current assets	£593.3k	£566.6k
Cash	£56.0k	£64.9k
Debtors	£404.5k	£349.0k
Net assets	£335.2k	£241.8k

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

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-10-06
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accounts · AA
2025-07-09
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officers · CH03
2025-07-09
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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officers · AP01
2022-06-17
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HALL, James Stewart appointed
director
2021-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-03-19
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officers · AP01
2019-03-19
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officers · TM01
2019-03-18
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HALL, Laura Johnstone appointed
director
2019-03-18
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SHAW, Fraser Murray resigned
director
2018-06-11
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-05-31
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RIVETT, Peter Andrew resigned
director
2017-12-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2008-02-04
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RIVETT, Peter Andrew appointed
director
2006-12-04
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HALL, Laura Johnstone appointed
secretary
2006-12-04
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HALL, James Graham appointed
director
2006-12-04
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DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-12-04
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SHAW, Fraser Murray appointed
director
2006-12-04
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DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2006-07-04
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Company incorporated
As TANNLIN UK LIMITED
2006-07-04
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DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-07-04
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DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HALL, James Stewart (same surname) appointed 2022-06-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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.)

Group structure

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

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Tannlin Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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TANNLIN UK LIMITED

This company · SC304934

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Tannlin Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2006-07-04

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC26110 — SIC 26110

Registered office

37 Portland Road

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

KA1 2DJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-18

Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

HALL, Laura Johnstone→

secretary · appointed 2006-12-04

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Active

HALL, James Stewart→

director · ~35y · appointed 2022-06-17

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Active

HALL, James Graham→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-12-04

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Active

HALL, Laura Johnstone→

director · ~64y · appointed 2019-03-18

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Active

DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2006-12-04

Resigned

RIVETT, Peter Andrew→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-02-04 · resigned 2018-05-31

Resigned

SHAW, Fraser Murray→

director · ~62y · appointed 2006-12-04 · resigned 2019-03-18

Resigned

DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-07-04 · resigned 2006-12-04

Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-10-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-23

change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date

officers · CH03

2025-07-09

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-07-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2024-01-04

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-07-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2022-12-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-07-21

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2022-06-22

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-12-28

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2021-04-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-07-07