TORISHIMA EUROPE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC333445 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-06
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£277.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28131
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
14 officers (4 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £277,406
Net assets shrinking
Down £44,599 YoY
Cash YoY
+22%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£180k
↑ 22% YoY
Net Worth
£277k
↓ 14% YoY
Current Assets
£399k
↑ 4.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£80k£160k£240k£319k£399kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£277.4k£330.9k
Current assets£399.4k£383.1k
Cash£179.6k£147.1k
Debtors£219.8k£236.0k
Net assets£277.4k£322.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-15
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-24
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-09-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2025-09-19
    ➕
    BOISSELET, Damien appointed
    director
  8. 2025-09-19
    ➕
    HANCOCK, Robert Ferguson appointed
    director
  9. 2025-09-19
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald resigned
    director
  10. 2025-09-19
    ➖
    KOICHIRO, Hirata resigned
    director
  11. 2025-09-19
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-09-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-03-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2023-03-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2023-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2023-03-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2023-03-02
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald appointed
    director
  21. 2023-03-01
    ➖
    HARADA, Kotaro resigned
    director
  22. 2023-03-01
    ➕
    KOICHIRO, Hirata appointed
    director
  23. 2023-03-01
    ➖
    TOMIZAWA, Satoshi resigned
    director
  24. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  25. 2021-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  26. 2020-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  27. 2020-06-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2020-06-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  29. 2018-04-06
    ➖
    CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald resigned
    director
  30. 2017-10-01
    ➕
    CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald appointed
    director
  31. 2014-07-30
    ➖
    NISH IMURA, Munenori resigned
    director
  32. 2014-06-27
    ➕
    TOMIZAWA, Satoshi appointed
    director
  33. 2010-05-03
    ➖
    RICHARD BEATTIE MANAGEMENT LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  34. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    HARADA, Kotaro appointed
    director
  35. 2008-10-31
    ➕
    NISH IMURA, Munenori appointed
    director
  36. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    RICHARD BEATTIE MANAGEMENT LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2007-11-06
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TORISHIMA EUROPE LIMITED
  38. 2007-11-06
    ➕
    ASHE, Gerald appointed
    secretary
  39. 2007-11-06
    ➕
    ASHE, Gerald appointed
    director
  40. 2007-11-06
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  41. 2007-11-06
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  42. 2007-11-06
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  43. 2007-11-06
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald resigned 2025-10-15; CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald resigned 2025-09-19; KOICHIRO, Hirata resigned 2025-09-19

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gerald Ashe
Individual · British · DOB 02/1966 · age 60
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/11/2016

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

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

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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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28131 — SIC 28131

Registered office

30 Colliery Road
Clyde Gateway Business Park, London Road
Glasgow
G32 8SL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-20
Last: 2025-11-06

Officers (4 active · 10 resigned)

ASHE, Gerald→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ASHE, Gerald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2007-11-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOISSELET, Damien→
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HANCOCK, Robert Ferguson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2007-11-06
Resigned
RICHARD BEATTIE MANAGEMENT LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-12-01 · resigned 2010-05-03
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2025-09-24 · resigned 2025-10-15
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2023-03-02 · resigned 2025-09-19
Resigned
CUNNINGHAM, Paul Gerald→
director · ~60y · appointed 2017-10-01 · resigned 2018-04-06
Resigned
HARADA, Kotaro→
director · ~65y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2023-03-01
Resigned
KOICHIRO, Hirata→
director · ~53y · appointed 2023-03-01 · resigned 2025-09-19
Resigned
NISH IMURA, Munenori→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-10-31 · resigned 2014-07-30
Resigned
TOMIZAWA, Satoshi→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-06-27 · resigned 2023-03-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-06 · resigned 2007-11-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (73 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14