TOM WYLIE JEWELLERY LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC355165 · ltd · incorporated 2009-02-17
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£356.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47770
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £356,760
Cash YoY
+40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£194k
↑ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£357k
↑ 9.3% YoY
Current Assets
£410k
↑ 5.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£82k£164k£246k£328k£410kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£365.5k£344.6k
Current assets£409.9k£389.6k
Cash£193.9k£138.9k
Debtors£84.0k£80.7k
Net assets£356.8k£326.3k

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2022-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-10-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2009-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As TOM WYLIE JEWELLERY LTD
  18. 2009-02-17
    ➕
    WYLIE, Thomas Allan 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WYLIE" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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 Thomas Allan Wylie
Individual · British · DOB 08/1973 · age 53
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2009-02-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47770 — SIC 47770

Registered office

C/O H Baker Accountant Limited Gyleview House
3 Redheughs Rigg
Edinburgh
EH12 9DQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-03
Last: 2026-02-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WYLIE, Thomas Allan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-02-17
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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-11-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-10-26