A.G. STUART HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC144258 · ltd · incorporated 1993-04-29
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 41202Construction of domestic buildings
  • 70100Activities of head offices
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 4 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 32.7y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-19
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  2. 2025-04-16
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  3. 2024-05-01
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  4. 2024-05-01
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  5. 2024-04-30
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    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP resigned
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  6. 2024-01-20
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  7. 2023-01-18
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  8. 2022-01-24
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  9. 2021-04-30
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  10. 2021-01-14
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  11. 2020-01-29
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  12. 2019-01-31
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  13. 2018-01-23
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  14. 2016-12-22
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  15. 2016-05-05
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  16. 2016-01-28
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  17. 1996-02-29
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    WHITE, Mary Ainslie resigned
    secretary
  18. 1996-02-29
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    JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  19. 1994-09-19
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Bryan Hunter Stuart & Another as Trustees
  20. 1994-09-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  21. 1994-09-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bryan Hunter Stuart & Another as Trustees
  22. 1994-04-11
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    WHITE, Mary Ainslie appointed
    secretary
  23. 1994-04-11
    ➖
    BIGGART BAILLIE & GIFFORD WS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 1994-04-11
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    MCWILLIAM, Alan Maitland Dewar resigned
    director
  25. 1993-10-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  26. 1993-04-30
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    STUART, Bryan Hunter appointed
    director
  27. 1993-04-29
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    Company incorporated
    As A.G. STUART HOLDINGS LIMITED
  28. 1993-04-29
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    BIGGART BAILLIE & GIFFORD WS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 1993-04-29
    ➕
    MCWILLIAM, Alan Maitland Dewar 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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STUART" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 33 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 33 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Bryan Hunter Stuart
Individual · British · DOB 04/1956 · age 70
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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9 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
Incorporated1993-04-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

Ladeside Pitmachie
Old Rayne
Insch
Aberdeenshire
AB52 6RX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-13
Last: 2026-04-29

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

STUART, Bryan Hunter→
director · ~70y · appointed 1993-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WHITE, Mary Ainslie→
secretary · appointed 1994-04-11 · resigned 1996-02-29
Resigned
BIGGART BAILLIE & GIFFORD WS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 1994-04-11
Resigned
JAMES AND GEORGE COLLIE LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1996-02-29 · resigned 2024-04-30
Resigned
MCWILLIAM, Alan Maitland Dewar→
director · ~73y · appointed 1993-04-29 · resigned 1994-04-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Bryan Hunter Stuart & Another as Trustees
Standard security1 property19/09/1994—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property15/09/1994—
outstanding
Bryan Hunter Stuart & Another as Trustees
Floating charge1 property13/09/1994—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property23/10/1993—
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Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-02
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-05-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2021-01-14