TRILLA

🏛️Establishedactive
SC656684 · private-unlimited · incorporated 2020-03-06
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£17.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of investment trusts
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
27 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £17,887

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£22k
Net Worth
£18k
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-05
Cash£22.3k
Net assets£17.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2024-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2024-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-12-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-12-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2022-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2022-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-11-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2021-12-14
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  19. 2020-05-26
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  20. 2020-03-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TRILLA
  21. 2020-03-06
    ➕
    GORDON-DUFF, Lachlan Alexander appointed
    director
  22. 2020-03-06
    ➕
    GORDON-DUFF, Priscilla 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 age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Laura Pauline Ford
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2024
Ms Jemima Tamsin Gordon-Duff
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2024
Mr Thomas Torquil Gordon-Duff
Individual · British · DOB 10/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting28/10/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Priscilla Gordon-Duffceased 28/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest
  • Mr Lachlan Alexander Gordon-Duffceased 28/10/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-unlimited
Incorporated2020-03-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64301 — Activities of investment trusts

Registered office

1 Earl Grey Street
Princes Exchange
Edinburgh
EH3 9EE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2025-04-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-26
Last: 2025-11-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GORDON-DUFF, Lachlan Alexander→
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-03-06
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Active
GORDON-DUFF, Priscilla→
director · ~75y · appointed 2020-03-06
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Active

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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-12-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-06