D B STUART (SOUTHERN) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC272456 · ltd · incorporated 2004-08-26
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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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
75/100
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 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  3. 2023-02-06
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  4. 2022-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2017-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2017-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-06-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-07-28
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-07-28
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    officers · TM02
  16. 2015-06-04
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    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-06-30
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    GRANT, Mima resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As D B STUART (SOUTHERN) LIMITED
  19. 2004-08-26
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    STUART, Claire appointed
    director
  20. 2004-08-26
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    STUART, David appointed
    director
  21. 2004-08-26
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    GRANT, Mima appointed
    secretary
  22. 2004-08-26
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-08-26
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Stuart
Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/06/2016
Mrs Claire Stuart
Individual · British · DOB 11/1970 · age 56
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting21/06/2016

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
Incorporated2004-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

Stuart House Whiteside Loan
Brightons
Falkirk
Scotland
FK2 0TB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-04
Last: 2025-06-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

STUART, Claire→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STUART, David→
director · ~57y · appointed 2004-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Mima→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-08-26 · resigned 2004-08-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-18