TANGLETASTIC LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC846457 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 90030Artistic creation
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (55/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-25➖MCGUIRE, Ian resigneddirector
- 2026-03-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-08-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-16📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-06-12📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-06-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-05-30➕MCGUIRE, Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-04-25🏢Company incorporatedAs TANGLETASTIC LTD
- 2025-04-25➕MCGUIRE, Ruby Audrie Dorothea appointeddirector
- 2025-04-25📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
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 Ian Mcguire Individual · British · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 30/05/2025 |
Mrs Ruby Audrie Dorothea Mcguire Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 25/04/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)
Registered office
C/O Montpelier Professional (Galloway) Limited
1 Dashwood Square
Newton Stewart
DG8 6EQ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: —
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MCGUIRE, Ruby Audrie Dorothea→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-04-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGUIRE, Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-05-30 · resigned 2026-03-25
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Recent filings (12 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-16
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-12
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-25