IMPRESSIONS IN STONE LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC289208 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-22

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

£14.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

50 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £14,863

Net assets shrinking

Down £24,287 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£15k

↓ 62% YoY

Current Assets

£32k

↓ 46% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£16.4k	£40.6k
Current assets	£31.9k	£59.3k
Net assets	£14.9k	£39.1k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-04-28
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2023-06-14
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2022-06-21
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2020-06-30
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2019-02-21
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2018-01-25
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2017-03-09
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2016-03-18
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2005-08-22
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Company incorporated
As IMPRESSIONS IN STONE LTD.
2005-08-22
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MILNE, Jane Rose appointed
secretary
2005-08-22
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MILNE, Alexander appointed
director
2005-08-22
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MILNE, Jane Rose appointed
director
2005-08-22
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2005-08-22
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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2005-08-22
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2005-08-22
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

84/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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 21 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alexander Milne Individual · British · DOB 02/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/08/2016
Mrs Jane Rose Milne Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/08/2016

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

Incorporated2005-08-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Juniper Ridge

Leckie Road

Gargunnock

FK8 3BJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-04

Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

MILNE, Jane Rose→

secretary · appointed 2005-08-22

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Active

MILNE, Alexander→

director · ~61y · appointed 2005-08-22

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Active

MILNE, Jane Rose→

director · ~61y · appointed 2005-08-22

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-22 · resigned 2005-08-22

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-08-22 · resigned 2005-08-22

Resigned

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