TJ'S TRADING NORTH LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC746410 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-05
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
—
year to Oct 2024
Net worth
£-5.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 56103Take-away food shops and mobile food stands
- 56210Event catering activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: 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 (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
12 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £5,509
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£6k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£7k
↑ 43% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-5.0k | £-15.7k |
| Current assets | £7.3k | £5.1k |
| Net assets | £-5.5k | £-15.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-01➖SUTHERLAND, Linda resigneddirector
- 2025-09-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-09-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-05🏢Company incorporatedAs TJ'S TRADING NORTH LTD
- 2022-10-05➕SUDDING, Graham appointeddirector
- 2022-10-05➕SUDDING, Graham appointeddirector
- 2022-10-05➕SUTHERLAND, Linda appointeddirector
- 2022-10-05📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Graham Sudding Individual · British · DOB 02/1951 · age 75 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/10/2022 |
Mr Graham Sudding Individual · British · DOB 12/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/10/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Linda Sutherlandceased 01/09/2025· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-10-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47190 — Other retail sale in non-specialised stores
Registered office
Hopes & Co. Accounting
14 Chanonry Road South
Elgin
IV30 6NG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-16
Last: 2025-09-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
SUDDING, Graham→
Activedirector · ~75y · appointed 2022-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUDDING, Graham→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2022-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SUTHERLAND, Linda→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2022-10-05 · resigned 2025-09-01
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-05