TALLULAH B. ENTERPRISE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC358377 · ltd · incorporated 2009-04-20

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 15120

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

68100Buying and selling of own real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

44 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	100	100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-01-24
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2025-01-11
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2024-01-27
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accounts · AA
2023-01-27
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accounts · AA
2022-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-30
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accounts · AA
2019-01-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-01-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-07-04
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-10
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-01-31
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accounts · AA
2014-05-27
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annual-return · AR01
2009-04-20
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Company incorporated
As TALLULAH B. ENTERPRISE LIMITED
2009-04-20
➕
NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES appointed
corporate-secretary
2009-04-20
➕
MACKOWIAK, Bettina Claudia appointed
director
2009-04-20
➕
TRAINER, Peter appointed
nominee-secretary
2009-04-20
➖
TRAINER, Peter resigned
nominee-secretary
2009-04-20
➕
MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
nominee-director
2009-04-20
➖
MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
nominee-director
2009-04-20
➕
TRAINER, Peter appointed
nominee-director
2009-04-20
➖
TRAINER, Peter resigned
nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Bettina Mackowiac Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	20/04/2017

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

Incorporated2009-04-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC15120 — SIC 15120

Registered office

Narplan House 63 Main Street

Rutherglen

Glasgow

G73 2JH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-04

Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

NARPLAN ACCOUNTING SERVICES→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-04-20

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MACKOWIAK, Bettina Claudia→

director · ~56y · appointed 2009-04-20

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

nominee-secretary · appointed 2009-04-20 · resigned 2009-04-20

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

nominee-director · ~56y · appointed 2009-04-20 · resigned 2009-04-20

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

nominee-director · ~74y · appointed 2009-04-20 · resigned 2009-04-20

Resigned

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