THORNTONHALL HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC590903 · ltd · incorporated 2018-03-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.94M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.2y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,944,452
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£77k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£3.9m
↑ 125% YoY
Current Assets
£127k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£789k£1.6m£2.4m£3.2m£3.9mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.94M£1.75M
Current assets£127.1k£290.5k
Cash£77.1k£125.0k
Debtors£165.5k
Net assets£3.94M£1.75M

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

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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 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-02-06
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  3. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-04-04
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-10-26
    MILLOY, Fiona resigned
    director
  9. 2023-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2023-06-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2023-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-06-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-02-15
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  14. 2023-02-15
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  15. 2022-12-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-04-30
    📄
    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  18. 2021-04-13
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  19. 2021-04-13
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2018-03-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THORNTONHALL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  21. 2018-03-09
    MILLOY, David Thomas appointed
    director
  22. 2018-03-09
    MILLOY, Fiona appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Thomas Milloy
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting09/03/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Fiona Milloyceased 26/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 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
Incorporated2018-03-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

201 West George Street
C/O Miller Developments
Glasgow
Lanarkshire
G2 2LW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MILLOY, David Thomas
director · ~61y · appointed 2018-03-09
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Active
MILLOY, Fiona
director · ~66y · appointed 2018-03-09 · resigned 2023-10-26
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property06/02/2026
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Recent filings (37 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30