STRATHSTONE LIMITED

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SC220100 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-12
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
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 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
9 officers (2 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
74
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£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-11
    ➕
    ELSHEIKH, Moawia Hassan appointed
    director
  3. 2025-12-11
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Irshad resigned
    director
  4. 2025-12-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-12-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-12-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2025-12-11
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-12-06
    ➕
    ELSHEIKH, Moawia Hassan appointed
    secretary
  9. 2025-12-06
    ➖
    HUSSAIN, Masarat resigned
    director
  10. 2025-12-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2025-12-06
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  12. 2025-12-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2025-12-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2025-04-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2025-04-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2025-04-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2025-04-07
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Brian resigned
    director
  19. 2025-03-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2024-09-17
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Irshad appointed
    director
  21. 2024-09-17
    ➕
    HUSSAIN, Masarat appointed
    director
  22. 2024-09-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-09-17
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2024-09-17
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  25. 2024-03-12
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  26. 2023-02-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  27. 2022-03-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  28. 2012-06-18
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Laurette Jean Montgomery resigned
    secretary
  29. 2001-08-20
    ➖
    HENDERSON, Harry Douglas resigned
    director
  30. 2001-06-15
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Laurette Jean Montgomery appointed
    secretary
  31. 2001-06-15
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2001-06-15
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Harry Douglas appointed
    director
  33. 2001-06-15
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Brian appointed
    director
  34. 2001-06-15
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2001-06-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STRATHSTONE LIMITED
  36. 2001-06-12
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  37. 2001-06-12
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HUSSAIN, Irshad resigned 2025-12-11; HUSSAIN, Masarat resigned 2025-12-06

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Moawia Hassan Elsheikh
Individual · British · DOB 02/1985 · age 41
75–100%
50–75%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest11/12/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Irshad Hussainceased 10/12/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Masarat Hussainceased 06/12/2025· 25-50% shares
  • Mr Brian Russellceased 31/03/2025· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2001-06-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

76 Linksview House Tolbooth Wynd
Edinburgh
EH6 6DR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-25
Last: 2025-12-11

Officers (2 active · 7 resigned)

ELSHEIKH, Moawia Hassan→
secretary · appointed 2025-12-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ELSHEIKH, Moawia Hassan→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-12-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Laurette Jean Montgomery→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2012-06-18
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-12 · resigned 2001-06-15
Resigned
HENDERSON, Harry Douglas→
director · ~77y · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2001-08-20
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Irshad→
director · ~48y · appointed 2024-09-17 · resigned 2025-12-11
Resigned
HUSSAIN, Masarat→
director · ~49y · appointed 2024-09-17 · resigned 2025-12-06
Resigned
RUSSELL, Brian→
director · ~66y · appointed 2001-06-15 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-12 · resigned 2001-06-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-07