STAPT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC020194 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1938-02-05

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Archives activities

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

91020Museum activities
94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.8y

30/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 1.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

100 officers (11 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

361 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31
Average employees	500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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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 (204 events)Click to expand

2025-10-30
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-30
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-29
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
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LAWSON, Iain William resigned
director
2025-09-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-17
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
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ROBERTS, Kyffin Lloyd appointed
director
2025-05-15
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ERSKINE, Catherine Jean Kilby, Lady appointed
director
2025-02-05
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HILLSDEN, Scott Russell appointed
director
2025-01-28
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WALKER, Samantha appointed
director
2024-08-15
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ERSKINE, Catherine Jean Kilby, Lady resigned
director
2024-08-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-12
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mortgage · MR01
2024-08-08
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
2024-01-04
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-31
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CASSELLS, Dorothy Joan resigned
director
2023-07-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-10
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FRASER, Kenneth Campbell resigned
director
2022-12-13
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-29
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FRANKLIN, Angus John appointed
director
2022-10-04
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-28
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LINDSAY, James Snodgrass appointed
director
2022-09-28
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CLAYDON, Penelope Jane resigned
director
2022-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-19
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KAY, Ronald Drew Watt appointed
director
2022-05-19
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BREMNER, Alexander George resigned
director
2022-05-19
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FRASER, Agnes Dickie resigned
director
2021-09-28
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CASSELLS, Dorothy Joan appointed
director
2021-09-20
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BENNETT, James Alexander resigned
director
2021-04-01
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THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-03-31
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KINNEAR, Douglas Nelson resigned
secretary
2021-03-15
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FOWLER, Ronald Francis resigned
director
2021-02-01
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ROGER, Joan Georgina appointed
director
2020-11-24
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FOWLER, Ronald Francis appointed
director
2020-08-11
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CHEAPE, Louisa Annsybella resigned
director
2020-06-15
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PETERSEN, Karen Jytee Ingerslev appointed
director
2020-05-29
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HUNTER, Brenda resigned
director
2019-11-26
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STRACHAN, David Richard appointed
director
2019-07-30
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LAWSON, Iain William appointed
director
2019-05-09
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BENNETT, Irene Ritchie Taylor resigned
director
2019-05-09
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CLAYDON, Penelope Jane appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 204 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1938-02-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC91012 — Archives activities

Registered office

12 North Street

St. Andrews

KY16 9PW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29