THOMSON TYRES LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC449587 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-09
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-37.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £37,476

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£37k
Current Assets
£158k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-12-30
Total assets£-23.0k
Current assets£157.9k
Net assets£-37.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-09-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-09-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  10. 2021-06-21
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RPCH01
  11. 2021-04-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-04-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-06-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2014-04-06
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    THOMSON, Louise Ffion appointed
    director
  18. 2013-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As THOMSON TYRES LTD
  19. 2013-05-09
    ➕
    THOMSON, Sandy Kenneth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

86/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "THOMSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Louise Ffion Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 03/1983 · age 43
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/07/2017
Mr Sandy Kenneth Thomson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1984 · age 42
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45320 — Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories

Registered office

36 Tolbooth Street
Forres
IV36 1PH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

THOMSON, Louise Ffion→
director · ~43y · appointed 2014-04-06
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Active
THOMSON, Sandy Kenneth→
director · ~42y · appointed 2013-05-09
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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21