TMF TRADING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC787839 · ltd · incorporated 2023-11-01
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Video production activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 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
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-30

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-12
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2024-03-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-03-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-12-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-11-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-11-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2023-11-01
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    Company incorporated
    As TMF TRADING LTD
  10. 2023-11-01
    MACLEAN, Ewan Angus Bruce appointed
    director
  11. 2023-11-01
    MACLEAN, James Fitzroy Bruce appointed
    director
  12. 2023-11-01
    MACLEAN, Lachlan Donald Bruce appointed
    director
  13. 2023-11-01
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

The Maclean Foundation is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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The Maclean Foundation
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
TMF TRADING LTD
This company · SC787839

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
The Maclean Foundation
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/03/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr James Fitzroy Bruce Macleanceased 14/03/2024· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Ewan Angus Bruce Macleanceased 04/12/2023· 25-50% voting
  • Mr Lachlan Donald Bruce Macleanceased 04/12/2023· 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
Incorporated2023-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC59112 — Video production activities

Registered office

14/2 Gloucester Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6EF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-21
Last: 2025-12-07

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

MACLEAN, Ewan Angus Bruce
director · ~34y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEAN, James Fitzroy Bruce
director · ~33y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACLEAN, Lachlan Donald Bruce
director · ~28y · appointed 2023-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-19
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-10-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-11-01