TENNAMAST (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

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SC361351 · ltd · incorporated 2009-06-17
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£-29.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 25990
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 16.8y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 16.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £29,704

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£30k
↓ 6989% YoY
Current Assets
£69k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£30k-£10k£10k£29k£49k£69kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£49.7k£69.8k
Current assets£68.9k£59.3k
Net assets£-29.7k£-419

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 miscellaneous
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-22
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
  3. 2025-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2023-03-22
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  6. 2022-01-20
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  7. 2021-03-31
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  8. 2020-03-24
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  9. 2019-03-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2018-03-20
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2016-12-16
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-08-03
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-09-01
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    mortgage · MR04
  16. 2015-09-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2009-08-19
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  18. 2009-08-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: West of Scotland Loan Fund Limited
  19. 2009-07-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  20. 2009-06-17
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    Company incorporated
    As TENNAMAST (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  21. 2009-06-17
    ➕
    MACKIE, Calum appointed
    secretary
  22. 2009-06-17
    ➕
    MACKIE, Calum appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +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 Calum Mackie
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-06-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC25990 — SIC 25990

Registered office

81 Mains Road
Beith
North Ayrshire
KA15 2HT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-17
Last: 2025-09-03

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MACKIE, Calum→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-17
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Active
MACKIE, Calum→
director · ~45y · appointed 2009-06-17
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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Standard security1 property19/08/2009—
satisfied
West of Scotland Loan Fund
West of Scotland Loan Fund Limited
Floating charge1 property18/08/200901/09/2015
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property23/07/2009—
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Recent filings (49 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-08