STAGECOACH (NORTHERN IRELAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive
NI601430 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-26
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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: high (80/100)

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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
4 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2026-01-16
    ➖
    KAVANAGH SNR, Thomas resigned
    director
  4. 2025-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-02-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-11-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2009-11-26
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    Company incorporated
    As STAGECOACH (NORTHERN IRELAND) LTD
  17. 2009-11-26
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Bernard appointed
    director
  18. 2009-11-26
    ➕
    KAVANAGH, Emmett appointed
    director
  19. 2009-11-26
    ➕
    KAVANAGH JNR, Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2009-11-26
    ➕
    KAVANAGH SNR, Thomas appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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

4 active beneficial owners · fragmented
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Thomas Kavanagh Jnr
Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1978 · age 48
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Thomas Kavanagh Snr
Individual · Irish · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Emmett Kavanagh
Individual · Irish · DOB 04/1983 · age 43
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mr Bernard Kavanagh
Individual · Irish · DOB 02/1975 · age 51
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2009-11-26
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

C/O Fpm Accountants Llp Dromalane Mill
The Quays
Newry
Co Down
BT35 8QS

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-14
Last: 2025-11-30

Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)

KAVANAGH, Bernard→
director · ~51y · appointed 2009-11-26
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Active
KAVANAGH, Emmett→
director · ~43y · appointed 2009-11-26
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Active
KAVANAGH JNR, Thomas→
director · ~48y · appointed 2009-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAVANAGH SNR, Thomas→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-11-26 · resigned 2026-01-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-12-03