TORRAN LTD
- 74100Specialised design activities
Opportunity 74/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £7.4k | — |
| Current assets | £17.3k | — |
| Cash | £16.3k | — |
| Debtors | £1.0k | — |
| Net assets | £7.2k | — |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-11-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-02-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-10-09🏢Company incorporatedAs TORRAN LTD
- 2014-10-09➕RAWLINSON, Grant Macdonald appointeddirector
- 2014-10-09➕RAWLINSON, Helen Mairi appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Helen Mhairi Rawlinson Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Grant Macdonald Rawlinsonceased 01/02/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
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