STEWARTRY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

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SC222661 · ltd · incorporated 2001-08-30
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 Aug 2024
Net worth
£63.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other information technology service activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 1 with DOB)
77
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
52 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £63,427

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£63k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Assets
£65k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£13k£26k£39k£52k£65kAug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£63.4k£62.4k
Current assets£65.1k£64.1k
Net assets£63.4k£62.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-27
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  2. 2024-05-28
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  3. 2023-05-29
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  4. 2022-07-13
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    SMITH, Mary resigned
    secretary
  5. 2022-07-13
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  6. 2022-05-30
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  7. 2021-05-26
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  8. 2020-05-27
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  9. 2019-05-30
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  10. 2018-05-30
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  11. 2017-05-31
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  12. 2016-05-26
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  13. 2015-09-21
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  14. 2015-05-27
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  15. 2014-10-17
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  16. 2014-05-30
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  17. 2001-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As STEWARTRY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
  18. 2001-08-30
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    GIBBS-SMITH, Jonathan Harvard appointed
    director
  19. 2001-08-30
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    SMITH, Mary appointed
    secretary
  20. 2001-08-30
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
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  21. 2001-08-30
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    CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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 Jonathan Harvard Gibbs-Smith
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62090 — Other information technology service activities

Registered office

51 King Street
Castle Douglas
Kirkcudbrightshire
DG7 1AE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

GIBBS-SMITH, Jonathan Harvard→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-08-30
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Active
SMITH, Mary→
secretary · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2022-07-13
Resigned
CHETTLEBURGHS SECRETARIAL LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-08-30 · resigned 2001-08-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

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2025-09-10
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2025-05-27
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2024-09-03
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2024-05-28
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2023-09-05
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2023-05-29
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2022-09-08
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officers · TM02
2022-07-13
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2022-05-30
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2021-09-07
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2021-05-26
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2020-09-03
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2020-05-27
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2019-09-11
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2019-05-30