TARTAN RIBBON LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC712432 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-18
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£24.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of textiles
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
2 officers (2 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
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £24,719
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£25k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£71k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 | 2024-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.7k | £67.8k |
| Current assets | £71.0k | £67.8k |
| Net assets | £24.7k | £19.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-18🏢Company incorporatedAs TARTAN RIBBON LTD
- 2021-10-18➕HAMPSON, Alan Denis appointeddirector
- 2021-10-18➕HAMPSON, Susan Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-10-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Susan Margaret Hampson Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/10/2021 |
Mr Alan Denis Hampson Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/10/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FENTON BARNS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→ SC196782 · est 1999 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 26y | 83 | 62y |
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| SOLWAY AGRICULTURE LIMITED→ SC118953 · est 1989 | — | — | £1.35M | — | 36y | 83 | 60y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46410 — Wholesale of textiles
Registered office
Doon Cottage
Tongland
Kirkcudbright
DG6 4ND
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
HAMPSON, Alan Denis→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2021-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMPSON, Susan Margaret→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2021-10-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (9 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-10-18