TIMBERMARK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED

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05270346 · ltd · incorporated 2004-10-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£48.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £48,312
Cash YoY
+51%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
↑ 51% YoY
Net Worth
£48k
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£136k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£39k£78k£116k£155k£194kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£58.5k£55.4k
Current assets£136.4k£194.0k
Cash£4.3k£2.8k
Debtors£48.8k£96.1k
Net assets£48.3k£35.0k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-08-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2022-08-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-06-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-29
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2021-12-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-12-10
    ➖
    CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  14. 2021-09-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-09-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2009-04-05
    ➖
    STEWART, Jane Madelaine resigned
    director
  20. 2008-11-19
    ➕
    CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2008-11-18
    ➖
    CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TIMBERMARK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
  23. 2004-10-26
    ➕
    STEWART, Colin Duncan appointed
    director
  24. 2004-10-26
    ➕
    CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2004-10-26
    ➕
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-10-26
    ➖
    INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-10-26
    ➕
    STEWART, Jane Madelaine appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Colin Duncan Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

2 The Old Estate Yard High Street
East Hendred
Wantage
Oxfordshire
OX12 8JY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

STEWART, Colin Duncan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-10-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-11-19 · resigned 2021-12-10
Resigned
CLIFFORD FRY & CO (COMPANY SECRETARIAL) LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-10-26 · resigned 2008-11-18
Resigned
INCORPORATE SECRETARIAT LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-10-26 · resigned 2004-10-26
Resigned
STEWART, Jane Madelaine→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-10-26 · resigned 2009-04-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (66 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-29