TELL 121 LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC745356 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-26
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

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£17k£34k£51k£68k£85kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£105.7k
Debtors—£100
Net assets—£84.8k
Average employees0—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
9
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 capital
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-23
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    capital-cancellation-shares
    capital · SH06
  2. 2026-04-23
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    capital-return-purchase-own-shares
    capital · SH03
  3. 2026-04-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-04-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  5. 2026-04-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2026-04-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2026-04-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2026-03-31
    ➖
    MCCANN, Maureen resigned
    director
  9. 2026-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  10. 2025-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-02-26
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2022-10-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  14. 2022-10-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2022-10-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  16. 2022-10-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2022-10-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2022-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2022-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2022-10-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2022-09-29
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    MCCANN, Maureen appointed
    director
  22. 2022-09-26
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    Company incorporated
    As TELL 121 LIMITED
  23. 2022-09-26
    ➕
    JOHNSTONE, Carolyn Margaret appointed
    director
  24. 2022-09-26
    ➕
    LAING, Linda appointed
    director
  25. 2022-09-26
    ➕
    O'NEILL, Carolanne appointed
    director
  26. 2022-09-26
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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
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.

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
Carol Anne O'Neill
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/03/2026
Mrs Linda Laing
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1968 · age 58
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/03/2026
Miss Carolyn Margaret Johnstone
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control31/03/2026
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Maureen Mccannceased 31/03/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Miss Carolyn Margaret Johnstoneceased 29/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Linda Laingceased 29/09/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Carolanne O'Neillceased 29/09/2022· 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
Incorporated2022-09-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Tell House
Bankend Road
Dumbarton
G82 2RT
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

JOHNSTONE, Carolyn Margaret→
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAING, Linda→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
O'NEILL, Carolanne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2022-09-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCANN, Maureen→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-09-29 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-04-23
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-05