NPO STATIONERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

NI073079 · ltd · incorporated 2009-07-03

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Jun 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2023-06-30

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts · AA
2025-07-08
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gazette · DISS40
2025-05-27
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gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-08
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accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-03-29
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accounts · AA
2018-07-16
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officers · TM01
2018-07-16
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officers · TM02
2018-03-26
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accounts · AA
2018-01-01
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MCCLAY, Roslyn Armour resigned
secretary
2018-01-01
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MCCLAY, Roslyn Armour resigned
director
2017-07-14
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address · AD01
2016-11-30
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accounts · AA
2016-03-30
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accounts · AA
2009-07-03
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Company incorporated
As NPO STATIONERS LIMITED
2009-07-03
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MCCLAY, Brian appointed
director
2009-07-03
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KANE, Dorothy May appointed
secretary
2009-07-03
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KANE, Dorothy May resigned
secretary
2009-07-03
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MCCLAY, Roslyn Armour appointed
secretary
2009-07-03
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MCCLAY, Roslyn Armour appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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 Brian Mcclay Individual · British · DOB 05/1959 · age 67	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Roslyn Armour Mcclay Individual · British · DOB 11/1963 · age 63	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2009-07-03

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC47789 — Other retail sale of new goods in specialised stores (other than commercial art galleries and opticians)

Registered office

69 Ballyhosset Road

Downpatrick

BT30 7ET

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-17

Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCCLAY, Brian→

director · ~67y · appointed 2009-07-03

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Active

KANE, Dorothy May→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-03 · resigned 2009-07-03

Resigned

MCCLAY, Roslyn Armour→

secretary · appointed 2009-07-03 · resigned 2018-01-01

Resigned

MCCLAY, Roslyn Armour→

director · ~63y · appointed 2009-07-03 · resigned 2018-01-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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gazette · DISS40

2025-07-08