THE TARTAN CAMPERVAN COMPANY LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC547737 · ltd · incorporated 2016-10-13
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
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-48.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29100
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 45190SIC 45190
  • 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 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 (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £48,071

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£48k
↓ 386% YoY
Current Assets
£116k
↑ 150% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£48k-£15k£17k£50k£83k£116kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£26.5k£124.7k
Current assets£115.7k£46.2k
Net assets£-48.1k£-9.9k

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.

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 (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-04-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-07-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-13
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    Company incorporated
    As THE TARTAN CAMPERVAN COMPANY LIMITED
  13. 2016-10-13
    SHEPHERD, Donna appointed
    director
  14. 2016-10-13
    SHEPHERD, Stuart appointed
    director
  15. 2016-10-13
    STEVELY, Gavin appointed
    director
  16. 2016-10-13
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-15

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gavin Stevely
Individual · British · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/10/2016
Mr Stuart Shepherd
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1978 · age 48
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/10/2016
Mrs Donna Shepherd
Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control13/10/2016

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
Incorporated2016-10-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC29100 — SIC 29100

Registered office

B16 Olympic Business Park
Dundonald
Kilmarnock
KA2 9BE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-15OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SHEPHERD, Donna
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-10-13
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Active
SHEPHERD, Stuart
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-10-13
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Active
STEVELY, Gavin
director · ~48y · appointed 2016-10-13
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-24