STIRLING HOUSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED

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SC316333 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2007-02-12
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 69). 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 (73/100)

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
9 officers (1 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
60 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees2200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-10-01
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    FINLAY, William Mcturk resigned
    director
  3. 2025-08-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-02-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2024-01-10
    ➖
    HARDIE CALDWELL SECRETARIES LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  9. 2023-09-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-04-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-02-15
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  12. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-02-11
    ➖
    BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  19. 2017-02-11
    ➕
    HARDIE CALDWELL SECRETARIES LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2014-11-04
    ➖
    MCLACHLAN, Iain David resigned
    director
  21. 2011-11-30
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    MCLACHLAN, Iain David appointed
    director
  22. 2011-11-30
    ➖
    YOUNG, David Lindsay resigned
    director
  23. 2011-04-15
    ➖
    FORREST, Andrew Lang resigned
    director
  24. 2008-03-12
    ➖
    CASTLE, Allan Campbell Diarmid resigned
    director
  25. 2008-03-12
    ➖
    CASTLE, Prudence Jane resigned
    director
  26. 2008-03-12
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    FINLAY, William Mcturk appointed
    director
  27. 2007-02-12
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    Company incorporated
    As STIRLING HOUSE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  28. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    WILSON, Bryan appointed
    director
  29. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    CASTLE, Allan Campbell Diarmid appointed
    director
  31. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    CASTLE, Prudence Jane appointed
    director
  32. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    FORREST, Andrew Lang appointed
    director
  33. 2007-02-12
    ➕
    YOUNG, David Lindsay appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2007-02-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68201 — Renting and operating of Housing Association real estate

Registered office

C/O Aab Business & Tax Advisory Llp
133 Finnieston Street
Glasgow
G3 8HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (1 active · 8 resigned)

WILSON, Bryan→
director · ~69y · appointed 2007-02-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRECHIN TINDAL OATTS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2017-02-11
Resigned
HARDIE CALDWELL SECRETARIES LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-02-11 · resigned 2024-01-10
Resigned
CASTLE, Allan Campbell Diarmid→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2008-03-12
Resigned
CASTLE, Prudence Jane→
director · ~72y · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2008-03-12
Resigned
FINLAY, William Mcturk→
director · ~68y · appointed 2008-03-12 · resigned 2025-10-01
Resigned
FORREST, Andrew Lang→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2011-04-15
Resigned
MCLACHLAN, Iain David→
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-11-30 · resigned 2014-11-04
Resigned
YOUNG, David Lindsay→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-02-12 · resigned 2011-11-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-01-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-15
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2023-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-11