T.A.V. INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC218611 · ltd · incorporated 2001-04-27

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Sector: Real estate

Investor take

Pursue

Property-backed borrower with a 62-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 62). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 24.9y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 24.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

60 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Average employees	0	0

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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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2022-12-30
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2021-12-31
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2021-05-10
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2021-03-25
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2019-12-27
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2018-12-03
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2017-12-28
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2016-12-30
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2016-06-09
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2015-12-30
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2015-07-15
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2015-02-24
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2014-11-26
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THOMPSON, Valerie resigned
secretary
2001-10-08
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2001-06-20
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2001-04-27
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Company incorporated
As T.A.V. INVESTMENTS LIMITED
2001-04-27
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WILLS, Kenneth Hamish Jarvis appointed
director
2001-04-27
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THOMPSON, Valerie appointed
secretary
2001-04-27
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2001-04-27
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary

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 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — 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 62. 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 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Kenneth Wills Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1964 · age 62	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	01/04/2017

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

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DUMFRIES PROPERTY RENTALS LIMITED→ SC358491 · est 2009	£265.7k £225.8k–£305.5k	—	£265.7k	—	17y	82	61y
CLOSEBURN NORTH LIMITED→ SC404954 · est 2011	£146.4k £124.4k–£168.3k	—	£146.4k	—	14y	80	71y
S.W. PLANT (PROPERTY) LIMITED→ SC203221 · est 2000	£117.4k £99.8k–£135.0k	—	£117.4k	—	26y	82	74y
KENMURE FISHERIES LIMITED→ SC044129 · est 1966	£99.0k £84.2k–£113.9k	—	£99.0k	—	59y	82	69y
CATHERINEFIELD PROPERTIES LTD→ SC388898 · est 2010	£86.0k £73.1k–£98.9k	—	£86.0k	—	15y	80	71y
THE GLENSTOCKEN FARMING COMPANY LTD.→ SC039562 · est 1963	£46.2k £39.3k–£53.2k	—	£46.2k	—	62y	82	82y
RED SKY REAL ESTATE LIMITED→ SC277622 · est 2004	£39.0k £33.1k–£44.8k	—	£39.0k	—	21y	82	80y
CARGEN TOWER LIMITED→ SC252204 · est 2003	—	—	—	300	22y	83	82y
DEVORGILLA PROPERTY COMPANY LIMITED→ SC048759 · est 1971 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	54y	83	76y
SAINT PROPERTY LIMITED→ SC214770 · est 2001	—	—	—	200	25y	82	58y
SOUTH WEST PROPERTY CENTRE LIMITED→ SC213156 · est 2000	—	—	—	300	25y	82	60y
SOUTH OF SCOTLAND ICE RINK LIMITED→ SC043163 · est 1966	—	—	—	0	60y	81	79y

Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

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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

Incorporated2001-04-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Skellywell Cottage

Beattock

Moffat

DG10 9SG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-11

Last: 2026-04-27

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

WILLS, Kenneth Hamish Jarvis→

director · ~62y · appointed 2001-04-27

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Active

THOMPSON, Valerie→

secretary · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2014-11-26

Resigned

OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-04-27 · resigned 2001-04-27

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	08/10/2001	—
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	20/06/2001	—

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Recent filings (60 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-12-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-12-31

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2021-05-10

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-05-04

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2019-12-27