TLK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC476471 · ltd · incorporated 2014-04-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees200-100

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
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-05-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2020-11-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-11-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  14. 2020-10-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-09-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-04-30
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    Company incorporated
    As TLK MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED
  19. 2014-04-30
    ➕
    KELLY, Lorraine Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2014-04-30
    ➕
    KELLY, Thomas John appointed
    director
  21. 2014-04-30
    ➕
    KELLY, Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2014-04-30
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    KELLY, Thomas resigned
    director

Owner dependency

74/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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
Mr Thomas Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 11/1964 · age 62
50–75%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2017
Mrs Lorraine Elizabeth Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 02/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares30/04/2017

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
Incorporated2014-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

4 Broomhill Drive
Dumbarton
G82 3HQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KELLY, Lorraine Elizabeth→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-04-30
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Active
KELLY, Thomas John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-04-30
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Active
KELLY, Thomas→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-04-30 · resigned 2014-04-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (38 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-26