JAMES STEVENSON (QUARRIES) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
NI026102 · ltd · incorporated 1991-11-18
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 08110
Sector: Mining & quarrying
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 08990SIC 08990
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
11 officers (4 active, 11 linked, 8 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees30003300

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  2. 2026-04-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-11-05
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Audrey May resigned
    director
  5. 2025-11-05
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Margaret Elizabeth resigned
    director
  6. 2025-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-11-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2025-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2023-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2023-10-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2023-09-19
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2023-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2023-09-19
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2023-09-01
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Jonathon George appointed
    secretary
  17. 2023-08-31
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Robert Nelson resigned
    secretary
  18. 2023-08-31
    ➖
    STEVENSON, Robert Nelson resigned
    director
  19. 2022-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-07-19
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Thomas James appointed
    director
  24. 2019-07-19
    ➖
    STEVENSON, James Wilson resigned
    director
  25. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Jonathan George appointed
    director
  26. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Robert Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2014-04-01
    ➕
    STEVENSON, James Wilson appointed
    director
  28. 2014-03-27
    ➖
    STEVENSON, James resigned
    secretary
  29. 2014-03-27
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Robert Nelson appointed
    secretary
  30. 2014-03-27
    ➖
    STEVENSON, James, Mr. resigned
    director
  31. 1991-11-18
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JAMES STEVENSON (QUARRIES) LIMITED
  32. 1991-11-18
    ➕
    STEVENSON, James appointed
    secretary
  33. 1991-11-18
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Audrey May appointed
    director
  34. 1991-11-18
    ➕
    STEVENSON, James, Mr. appointed
    director
  35. 1991-11-18
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Margaret Elizabeth appointed
    director
  36. 1991-11-18
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Robert Nelson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STEVENSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: STEVENSON, Audrey May resigned 2025-11-05; STEVENSON, Margaret Elizabeth resigned 2025-11-05

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas James Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 12/1993 · age 33
25–50%
—25-50% shares11/03/2026
Mr Jonathon George Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 07/1972 · age 54
——sig. influencesignificant influence31/08/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Valerie Stevensonceased 11/03/2026· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Robert Nelson Stevensonceased 31/08/2023· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated1991-11-18
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC08110 — SIC 08110

Registered office

Clinty Quarry
215 Doury Road
Ballymena
Co Antrim
BT43 6SS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (4 active · 7 resigned)

STEVENSON, Jonathon George→
secretary · appointed 2023-09-01
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Active
STEVENSON, Jonathan George→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-04-01
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Active
STEVENSON, Robert Andrew→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENSON, Thomas James→
director · ~33y · appointed 2019-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENSON, James→
secretary · appointed 1991-11-18 · resigned 2014-03-27
Resigned
STEVENSON, Robert Nelson→
secretary · appointed 2014-03-27 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned
STEVENSON, Audrey May→
director · ~93y · appointed 1991-11-18 · resigned 2025-11-05
Resigned
STEVENSON, James Wilson→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2019-07-19
Resigned
STEVENSON, James, Mr.→
director · ~93y · appointed 1991-11-18 · resigned 2014-03-27
Resigned
STEVENSON, Margaret Elizabeth→
director · ~87y · appointed 1991-11-18 · resigned 2025-11-05
Resigned
STEVENSON, Robert Nelson→
director · ~92y · appointed 1991-11-18 · resigned 2023-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (107 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-10-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-09-19