TARTAN TIGERS LTD.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-4.7k | £-4.7k |
| Net assets | £-4.7k | £-4.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
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- 2022-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-10📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-05-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs TARTAN TIGERS LTD.
- 2012-05-08➕CUGLEY, John Henry appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Henry Cugley Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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