TSFAC LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Recent activity
Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-11🏢Company incorporatedAs TSFAC LIMITED
- 2023-08-11➕PURVIS, Alan appointeddirector
- 2023-08-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alan Purvis Individual · British · DOB 04/1982 · age 44 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/08/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Similar companies
Active · Wholesale & distribution · KA postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DURACARE LIMITED→ SC550705 · est 2016 | £8.14M £6.11M–£10.18M | — | — | 5900 | 9y | 84 | 76y |
| NOBEL NC EUROPE LIMITED→ SC355464 · est 2009 | £5.56M £4.17M–£6.95M | — | — | 9 | 17y | 85 | 81y |
| NOBEL TRADING LIMITED→ SC245627 · est 2003 | £4.40M £3.30M–£5.50M | — | — | 0 | 23y | 85 | 81y |
| COASTLINE ADHESIVE TAPES LIMITED→ SC163345 · est 1996 | — | — | £1.01M | — | 30y | 83 | 65y |
| GCBW CATRINE LTD→ SC022403 · est 1943 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 82y | 83 | 74y |
| INTER DEPENDENT PURCHASING LIMITED→ SC290783 · est 2005 | — | — | £165.9k | — | 20y | 83 | 63y |
| A. DEWAR RATTRAY LIMITED→ SC021038 · est 1939 | — | — | £1.02M | — | 86y | 82 | 87y |
| CUNNINGHAM TRUCK PARTS LIMITED→ SC285268 · est 2005 | — | — | £1.01M | — | 20y | 82 | 58y |
| IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC137822 · est 1992 | — | — | £94.2k | — | 34y | 82 | 65y |
| JOHN DAWSON BUTCHERS LIMITED→ SC245500 · est 2003 | — | — | — | 1600 | 23y | 82 | 58y |
| JOHN H MCNAE LTD.→ SC294906 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 1600 | 20y | 82 | 78y |
| NOVA DOG CHEWS LIMITED→ SC283109 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | 82 | 59y |
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.