STAUROS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC199030 · ltd · incorporated 1999-08-18
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£535.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.1y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 0.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £535,861
Cash YoY
+21%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£171k
↑ 21% YoY
Net Worth
£536k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£597k
↑ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £535.9k | £503.8k |
| Current assets | £596.7k | £544.4k |
| Cash | £170.7k | £141.2k |
| Debtors | £346.0k | £323.2k |
| Net assets | £535.9k | £503.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
17
filings
- • 7 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 resolution
Last 180 days
17
filings
- • 7 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (42 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16➕ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2026-04-16📄appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP04
- 2026-04-15📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-10📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2026-04-09📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-04-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-04-02➕PORTER, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2026-04-02➕PORTER, Lynne Margaret appointeddirector
- 2026-04-02➖PROUD, Eleanor Ruth resignedsecretary
- 2026-04-02➖PROUD, Eleanor Ruth resigneddirector
- 2026-04-02➖PROUD, Ian Alexander resigneddirector
- 2026-04-02➖RANKIN, Karen Margaret resigneddirector
- 2026-04-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2026-03-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-29📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-08-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-29➖RANKIN, Stephen Reid resigneddirector
- 2024-04-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-28📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 1999-08-18🏢Company incorporatedAs STAUROS LIMITED
- 1999-08-18➕PROUD, Eleanor Ruth appointedsecretary
- 1999-08-18➕FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-18➖FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1999-08-18➕PROUD, Eleanor Ruth appointeddirector
- 1999-08-18➕PROUD, Ian Alexander appointeddirector
- 1999-08-18➕RANKIN, Karen Margaret appointeddirector
- 1999-08-18➕RANKIN, Stephen Reid appointeddirector
- 1999-08-18➕FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1999-08-18➖FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·4 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: PROUD, Eleanor Ruth resigned 2026-04-02; PROUD, Eleanor Ruth resigned 2026-04-02; PROUD, Ian Alexander resigned 2026-04-02
Group structure
Alpcp Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Alpcp Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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STAUROS LIMITED
This company · SC199030
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alpcp Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/04/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Ian Alexander Proudceased 02/04/2026· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Stephen Reid Rankinceased 29/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOOLDEN LIMITED→ SC453454 · est 2013 | £2.60M £1.95M–£3.25M | — | — | 56 | 12y | 85 | 63y |
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| BRODIE COUNTRYFARE LIMITED→ SC146184 · est 1993 | £909.2k £681.9k–£1.14M | — | — | 121 | 32y | 85 | 78y |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47730 — Dispensing chemist in specialised stores
Registered office
Porter Pharmacy, Units 22 & 23 City South Office Park
Portlethen
Aberdeen
AB12 4XX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-01
Last: 2025-08-18
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2026-04-16
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PORTER, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2026-04-02
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PORTER, Lynne Margaret→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2026-04-02
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PROUD, Eleanor Ruth→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-08-18 · resigned 2026-04-02
FIRST SCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-08-18 · resigned 1999-08-18
PROUD, Eleanor Ruth→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1999-08-18 · resigned 2026-04-02
PROUD, Ian Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 1999-08-18 · resigned 2026-04-02
RANKIN, Karen Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 1999-08-18 · resigned 2026-04-02
RANKIN, Stephen Reid→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 1999-08-18 · resigned 2025-01-29
FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-08-18 · resigned 1999-08-18
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/04/2026 | — |
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Recent filings (95 total)
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2026-04-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-09