STRATAGEM (NI) LTD

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NI034898 · ltd · incorporated 1998-09-30
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£163.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £163,477
Net assets shrinking
Down £10,880 YoY
Cash YoY
+35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£254k
↑ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£163k
↓ 6.2% YoY
Current Assets
£458k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£92k£183k£275k£366k£458kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£169.8k£181.2k
Current assets£457.7k£386.3k
Cash£254.1k£188.8k
Debtors£203.7k£197.5k
Net assets£163.5k£174.4k

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2025-08-05
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  3. 2025-07-11
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    KING, Sarah resigned
    director
  4. 2024-09-25
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  5. 2023-09-28
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  6. 2022-09-27
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  7. 2021-09-29
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  8. 2020-12-22
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  9. 2020-01-29
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  10. 2019-10-15
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  11. 2019-06-26
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  12. 2019-06-17
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  13. 2019-06-17
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  14. 2019-06-17
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  15. 2019-06-17
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  17. 2019-06-17
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  18. 2019-06-17
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  19. 2019-06-17
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  20. 2019-06-14
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    BLAKE, Laura Emily appointed
    director
  21. 2019-06-14
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    SAWFORD, Andrew appointed
    director
  22. 2019-06-14
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    MACMILLAN, Fiona Jane resigned
    secretary
  23. 2019-06-14
    ➕
    KING, Sarah appointed
    director
  24. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    MACMILLAN, Fiona Jane resigned
    director
  25. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    OLIVER, Quintin Andrew resigned
    director
  26. 2012-09-30
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    MCDONALD, Katherine resigned
    director
  27. 2008-05-28
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    MCDONALD, Katherine appointed
    director
  28. 1998-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As STRATAGEM (NI) LTD
  29. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    MACMILLAN, Fiona Jane appointed
    secretary
  30. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    MACMILLAN, Fiona Jane appointed
    director
  31. 1998-09-30
    ➕
    OLIVER, Quintin Andrew appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Skb Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Skb Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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STRATAGEM (NI) LTD
This company · NI034898

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Skb Group Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares14/06/2019
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Quintin Andrew Oliverceased 14/06/2019· 25-50% shares
  • Ms Fiona Jane Macmillanceased 14/06/2019· 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
Incorporated1998-09-30
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Carnegie Building
121 Donegall Road
Belfast
BT12 5JL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BLAKE, Laura Emily→
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAWFORD, Andrew→
director · ~50y · appointed 2019-06-14
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Active
MACMILLAN, Fiona Jane→
secretary · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
KING, Sarah→
director · ~48y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2025-07-11
Resigned
MACMILLAN, Fiona Jane→
director · ~65y · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
MCDONALD, Katherine→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-05-28 · resigned 2012-09-30
Resigned
OLIVER, Quintin Andrew→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-09-30 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
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accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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officers · TM01
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-08
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-01-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2019-10-15