DUFFY TOSHNER & CO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC325735 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-19
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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£10k£21k£31k£42k£52kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets—£14.9k
Current assets—£52.2k
Cash—£11.1k
Debtors—£28.6k
Net assets—£12.4k
Average employees7—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-04-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-10-11
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    MCNICOL, Sarah Blythe resigned
    director
  9. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-23
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    CRAWFORD, Claire Helen resigned
    director
  11. 2021-12-23
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    MCNICOL, Sarah Blythe appointed
    director
  12. 2021-12-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2021-12-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-08-16
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2018-08-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-08-01
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Claire Helen appointed
    director
  20. 2018-07-31
    ➖
    DAISLEY, Katherine Mary resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-07-31
    ➖
    DAISLEY, Katherine Mary resigned
    director
  22. 2018-07-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2017-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-07-31
    ➕
    DAISLEY, Katherine Mary appointed
    secretary
  25. 2016-07-31
    ➖
    TOSHNER, Barry Conrad resigned
    secretary
  26. 2015-08-01
    ➕
    DAISLEY, Katherine Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2015-06-01
    ➖
    TOSHNER, Barry Conrad resigned
    director
  28. 2013-10-31
    ➕
    FINNIE, Kenneth Scott appointed
    director
  29. 2013-10-31
    ➖
    DUFFY, Cornelius resigned
    director
  30. 2010-07-09
    ➖
    FINNIE, Kenneth Scott resigned
    director
  31. 2007-09-04
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  32. 2007-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As DUFFY TOSHNER & CO LIMITED
  33. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    TOSHNER, Barry Conrad appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    DUFFY, Cornelius appointed
    director
  35. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    FINNIE, Kenneth Scott appointed
    director
  36. 2007-06-19
    ➕
    TOSHNER, Barry Conrad appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Scott Finnie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Barry Conrad Toshnerceased 31/05/2021· 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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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors

Registered office

23 Main Street
Cambuslang
Glasgow
G72 7EX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

FINNIE, Kenneth Scott→
director · ~61y · appointed 2013-10-31
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Active
DAISLEY, Katherine Mary→
secretary · appointed 2016-07-31 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
TOSHNER, Barry Conrad→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2016-07-31
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Claire Helen→
director · ~56y · appointed 2018-08-01 · resigned 2021-12-23
Resigned
DAISLEY, Katherine Mary→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-08-01 · resigned 2018-07-31
Resigned
DUFFY, Cornelius→
director · ~78y · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2013-10-31
Resigned
FINNIE, Kenneth Scott→
director · ~61y · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2010-07-09
Resigned
MCNICOL, Sarah Blythe→
director · ~32y · appointed 2021-12-23 · resigned 2022-10-11
Resigned
TOSHNER, Barry Conrad→
director · ~77y · appointed 2007-06-19 · resigned 2015-06-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property04/09/2007—
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-29