STOCKWAVE SOFTWARE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC276027 · ltd · incorporated 2004-11-15

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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Turnover

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year to Nov 2024

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Business and domestic software development

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 87). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-11-14	2023-11-14

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-07-13
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2023-07-27
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2022-07-10
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2021-08-28
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2020-10-22
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2019-07-26
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2004-11-22
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BENSON, Gary Joseph, Dr appointed
secretary
2004-11-22
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BENSON, Gary Joseph, Dr appointed
director
2004-11-22
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BENSON, Joseph Anthony appointed
director
2004-11-15
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Company incorporated
As STOCKWAVE SOFTWARE LTD.
2004-11-15
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2004-11-15
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2004-11-15
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
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2004-11-15
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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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2004-11-15
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. appointed
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PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD. resigned
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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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Gary Benson Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	15/11/2016

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

Incorporated2004-11-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62012 — Business and domestic software development

Registered office

8 Shelley Drive

Bothwell

Glasgow

G71 8TA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-14

Last made up to: 2024-11-14

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-29

Last: 2025-11-15

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BENSON, Gary Joseph, Dr→

secretary · appointed 2004-11-22

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Active

BENSON, Gary Joseph, Dr→

director · ~58y · appointed 2004-11-22

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BENSON, Joseph Anthony→

director · ~87y · appointed 2004-11-22

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PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2004-11-15

Resigned

PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2004-11-15

Resigned

PETER TRAINER CORPORATE SERVICES LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-11-15 · resigned 2004-11-15

Resigned

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