IRVIN INVESTMENTS LTD

🌱Startupactive

SC877148 · ltd · incorporated 2026-01-29

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

—

Upgrade to see

Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

70/100

Strong

🔒Generate AI memo →🔒Outreach pack →🔒Corporate story →📑 Reports →Sign in to watch

What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

1 filing — limited history

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

70/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 incorporation

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (4 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
🏢
Company incorporated
As IRVIN INVESTMENTS LTD
2026-01-29
➕
IRVIN, Ross appointed
director
2026-01-29
➕
IRVIN, Tiffany Newton appointed
director
2026-01-29
📄
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

86/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "IRVIN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+Young company: Only 0.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100

Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ross Irvin Individual · British · DOB 05/1979 · age 47	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	29/01/2026
Mrs Tiffany Newton Irvin Individual · British · DOB 11/1983 · age 43	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	29/01/2026

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Similar companies

Active · Holding company · G postcode area

Company	Est. value	Turnover	Net worth	Staff	Age	Opp	Director
SCOTWELD GROUP SERVICES LIMITED→ SC183317 · est 1998	£1.85M £1.58M–£2.13M	—	£1.85M	—	28y	83	74y
MOULDED FOAMS (SCOTLAND) LTD→ SC311076 · est 2006	£435.6k £370.2k–£500.9k	—	£435.6k	—	19y	83	62y
A FORSYTH HOLDINGS LTD.→ SC249579 · est 2003	£328.7k £279.4k–£378.0k	—	£328.7k	—	22y	82	63y
ALEX MURRAY HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC286427 · est 2005	£87.4k £74.3k–£100.5k	—	£87.4k	—	20y	82	86y
TRESPASS (UK) LIMITED→ SC081027 · est 1982	£1.7k £1.5k–£2.0k	—	£1.7k	—	43y	83	71y
MARITIME TRUSTEES LIMITED→ SC033519 · est 1958	£116 £99–£133	—	£116	—	67y	83	71y
SARTI (WELLINGTON ST.) LIMITED→ SC272255 · est 2004	£99 £84–£114	—	£99	—	21y	83	64y
AFKM LIMITED→ SC292007 · est 2005	£99 £84–£114	—	£99	—	20y	82	67y
JWF (GROUP) LIMITED→ SC493916 · est 2014	—	—	—	0	11y	84	68y
NATIONAL MILK LABORATORIES LIMITED→ SC145660 · est 1993 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	32y	83	59y
SCARSCOT HOLDINGS LIMITED→ SC270348 · est 2004 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	21y	83	60y
SCOTSMAN HOLDINGS PLC→ SC358051 · est 2009 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	83	64y

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

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

🔒Advanced scoring suite

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

See pricing →

Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2026-01-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Pavilion 2 Finnieston Business Park

Minerva Way

Glasgow

Lanarkshire

G3 8AU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-29

Last made up to: —

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-11

Last: —

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

IRVIN, Ross→

director · ~47y · appointed 2026-01-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

IRVIN, Tiffany Newton→

director · ~43y · appointed 2026-01-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Recent filings (1 total)

incorporation-company

incorporation · NEWINC

2026-01-29