STIRLING TAILORS LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC196669 · ltd · incorporated 1999-05-27
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£444.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £444,191
Cash YoY
-15%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£251k
↓ 15% YoY
Net Worth
£444k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£447k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £448.4k | £388.5k |
| Current assets | £447.0k | £381.0k |
| Cash | £250.8k | £294.9k |
| Debtors | £190.2k | £80.6k |
| Net assets | £444.2k | £383.8k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-01-30📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-01-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-11-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-05-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-10-25📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-05-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-10-01➕BHATTI, Bilal Mahmood appointeddirector
- 2005-08-19➕BHATTI, Bilal Mahmood appointedsecretary
- 2005-08-19➖MCQUEEN, Sheila Ann resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-04➖GILBERT, John resignedsecretary
- 2004-06-04➕MCQUEEN, Sheila Ann appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs STIRLING TAILORS LTD.
- 1999-05-27➕BHATTI, Javed Mahmood appointeddirector
- 1999-05-27➕GILBERT, John appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Bilal Mahmood Bhatti Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2017 |
Mrs Shaheen Kauser Bhatti Individual · British · DOB 11/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 15/06/2016 |
Mr Javed Mahmood Bhatti Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-05-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
7 Cunningham Road
Springkerse Industrial Estate
Stirling
Stirlingshire
FK7 7SW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-18
Last: 2026-02-04
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
BHATTI, Bilal Mahmood→
Activesecretary · appointed 2005-08-19
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BHATTI, Bilal Mahmood→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2012-10-01
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BHATTI, Javed Mahmood→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1999-05-27
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GILBERT, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-27 · resigned 2004-06-04
MCQUEEN, Sheila Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-04 · resigned 2005-08-19
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Recent filings (73 total)
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2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-01-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-30
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-11-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-24