GEORGE STUART SIGNWRITER LIMITED

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SC239189 · ltd · incorporated 2002-11-05
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£148
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -72% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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 (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
54 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 £148
Cash draining
Cash down 72% YoY
Cash YoY
-72%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£2k
↓ 72% YoY
Net Worth
£148
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 52% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£1k£3k£4k£6k£7kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£148£114
Current assets£3.5k£7.4k
Cash£1.9k£6.9k
Debtors£1.6k£485
Net assets£148£114

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-20
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  8. 2019-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-09-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-25
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-10-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-12-02
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-09-23
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2002-11-05
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    Company incorporated
    As GEORGE STUART SIGNWRITER LIMITED
  17. 2002-11-05
    ➕
    STUART, Kathleen appointed
    secretary
  18. 2002-11-05
    ➕
    STUART, George appointed
    director
  19. 2002-11-05
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2002-11-05
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2002-11-05
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2002-11-05
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2002-11-05
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2002-11-05
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — 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 82 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 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 George Stuart
Individual · British · DOB 08/1944 · age 82
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2002-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

113 Kilpatrick Gardens
Glasgow
G76 7RG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STUART, Kathleen→
secretary · appointed 2002-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUART, George→
director · ~82y · appointed 2002-11-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2002-11-05
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2002-11-05
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-11-05 · resigned 2002-11-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (54 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-10-26
legacy
miscellaneous · RP04CS01
2019-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-15