STEPHEN WISEMAN LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC317919 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-07
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£15.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03110
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed agriculture with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
64
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £15,449
Cash YoY
+36%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£28k
↑ 36% YoY
Net Worth
£15k
↑ 195% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£6k£11k£17k£22k£28kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Cash£27.9k£20.6k
Net assets£15.4k£5.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  2. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-07-08
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    move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
    address · AD04
  4. 2024-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2023-03-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2020-01-13
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  17. 2020-01-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  18. 2019-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2007-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As STEPHEN WISEMAN LTD.
  20. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Kelly appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Kelly appointed
    director
  22. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    WISEMAN, Stephen Fraser appointed
    director
  23. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-03-07
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-03-07
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2007-03-07
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

99/100
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 "WISEMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.

Red flags

1 high · 1 low
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-21

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kelly Wiseman
Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Stephen Fraser Wiseman
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-03-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03110 — SIC 03110

Registered office

Villa Mhor, 4 Castlehill Drive
Gardenstown
Banff
AB45 3YG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-21OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-07

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

WISEMAN, Kelly→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-07
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Active
WISEMAN, Kelly→
director · ~48y · appointed 2007-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WISEMAN, Stephen Fraser→
director · ~64y · appointed 2007-03-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-07
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-03-07 · resigned 2007-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2026-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-04