TYRRELLS OF BURNBANK LIMITED

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SC317554 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-01
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£317.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.2y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
58 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 £317,579
Net assets shrinking
Down £141,444 YoY
Cash YoY
-27%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£347k
↓ 27% YoY
Net Worth
£318k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£540k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£126k£252k£378k£505k£631kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£353.7k£474.7k
Current assets£540.1k£630.8k
Cash£346.6k£477.3k
Debtors£41.6k£21.3k
Net assets£317.6k£459.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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
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Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-01-20
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2023-12-21
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2023-12-21
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    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  6. 2023-02-14
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  7. 2023-02-14
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-22
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  9. 2022-09-08
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  10. 2022-09-08
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  11. 2022-09-08
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  12. 2022-09-08
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  13. 2022-02-24
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    TYRRELL, James appointed
    secretary
  14. 2022-02-24
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    TYRRELL, James resigned
    secretary
  15. 2022-02-24
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    TYRRELL, James resigned
    director
  16. 2021-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-01-31
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  18. 2020-01-17
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    accounts · AA
  19. 2018-12-12
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2013-02-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  21. 2007-03-01
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    Company incorporated
    As TYRRELLS OF BURNBANK LIMITED
  22. 2007-03-01
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    TYRRELL, James appointed
    director
  23. 2007-03-01
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    TYRRELL, John appointed
    director
  24. 2007-03-01
    ➕
    TYRRELL, James appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-03-01
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-03-01
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2007-03-01
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    TYRRELL, James appointed
    director
  28. 2007-03-01
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  29. 2007-03-01
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "TYRRELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Tyrrell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1964 · age 62
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr John Tyrrell
Individual · British · DOB 03/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Tyrrellceased 24/02/2022· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2007-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores

Registered office

17 Burnbank Centre
Hamilton
ML3 0NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-16
Last: 2025-11-02

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

TYRRELL, James→
secretary · appointed 2022-02-24
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Active
TYRRELL, James→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-03-01
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Active
TYRRELL, John→
director · ~49y · appointed 2007-03-01
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Active
TYRRELL, James→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2022-02-24
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
TYRRELL, James→
director · ~89y · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2022-02-24
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property15/02/2013—
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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-12-21
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-08
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-09-08