A & C STEWART CONSULTING LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16190569 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-17
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)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
0
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
6 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-22📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-01-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-03-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-03-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-01-17🏢Company incorporatedAs A & C STEWART CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2025-01-17➕STEWART, Andrew Thomas Johnston appointeddirector
- 2025-01-17➕STEWART, Caron Ann appointeddirector
- 2025-01-17📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
94/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STEWART" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew Thomas Johnston Stewart Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 17/01/2025 |
Mrs Caron Ann Stewart Individual · British · DOB 05/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 17/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
C/O Emmerson Accountancy Ltd Atlantic Business Centre
Atlantic Street
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 5NQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-30
Last: 2026-01-16
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STEWART, Andrew Thomas Johnston→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-01-17
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STEWART, Caron Ann→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2025-01-17
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Recent filings (6 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-22
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-17