TARTAN ANTLER LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC699434 · ltd · incorporated 2021-05-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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, 1 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
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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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees100100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-02-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-01-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-03-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-01-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-03-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-05-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-12
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-06-12
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2021-05-30
    ➖
    MACPHERSON, Alison Mary resigned
    director
  11. 2021-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TARTAN ANTLER LTD
  12. 2021-05-21
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Gordon A appointed
    director
  13. 2021-05-21
    ➕
    MACPHERSON, Alison Mary appointed
    director
  14. 2021-05-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gordon A Macpherson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/05/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Alison Mary Macphersonceased 25/05/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2021-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47910 — Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Registered office

48 West George Street, Glasgow
West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACPHERSON, Gordon A→
director · ~56y · appointed 2021-05-21
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Active
MACPHERSON, Alison Mary→
director · ~48y · appointed 2021-05-21 · resigned 2021-05-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-06-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-05-21