STEPWELL CONSULTANCY LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC338404 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2008-02-26
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 10 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
67 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-16
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    REILLY, Peter resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-10-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-10-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2023-09-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-09-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2023-07-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2023-05-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2023-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2021-12-16
    ➖
    JOSHI, Manish resigned
    director
  18. 2020-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-group
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-12-07
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    ROBERTS, Christine Ann appointed
    director
  21. 2020-02-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2020-02-19
    ➖
    BLACK, Campbell resigned
    director
  23. 2019-01-07
    ➖
    MCHARDY, Angela resigned
    director
  24. 2019-01-07
    ➖
    WESTWATER, Douglas Robertson resigned
    director
  25. 2017-04-07
    ➕
    MCHARDY, Angela appointed
    director
  26. 2017-04-06
    ➕
    MACASKILL, Jean Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2017-04-06
    ➕
    SKINNER, Brian Martin appointed
    director
  28. 2014-10-21
    ➕
    JOSHI, Manish appointed
    director
  29. 2014-10-21
    ➕
    REILLY, Peter appointed
    director
  30. 2011-04-01
    ➖
    PETERS, Lilian Helen resigned
    director
  31. 2011-03-11
    ➕
    WATSON, Steven Alexander James appointed
    secretary
  32. 2011-02-16
    ➖
    CAPON, Linda resigned
    secretary
  33. 2008-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STEPWELL CONSULTANCY LTD.
  34. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    HARKIN, Jane Carlin appointed
    director
  35. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    CAPON, Linda appointed
    secretary
  36. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    BLACK, Campbell appointed
    director
  37. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    PETERS, Lilian Helen appointed
    director
  38. 2008-02-26
    ➕
    WESTWATER, Douglas Robertson appointed
    director

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Incorporated2008-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

Suite 3, Clarence House
7 Hood Street
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA15 1YQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-26
Last: 2026-02-12

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

WATSON, Steven Alexander James→
secretary · appointed 2011-03-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HARKIN, Jane Carlin→
director · ~88y · appointed 2008-02-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACASKILL, Jean Elizabeth→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Christine Ann→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SKINNER, Brian Martin→
director · ~55y · appointed 2017-04-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAPON, Linda→
secretary · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2011-02-16
Resigned
BLACK, Campbell→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2020-02-19
Resigned
JOSHI, Manish→
director · ~45y · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2021-12-16
Resigned
MCHARDY, Angela→
director · ~64y · appointed 2017-04-07 · resigned 2019-01-07
Resigned
PETERS, Lilian Helen→
director · ~56y · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2011-04-01
Resigned
REILLY, Peter→
director · ~56y · appointed 2014-10-21 · resigned 2025-12-16
Resigned
WESTWATER, Douglas Robertson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2008-02-26 · resigned 2019-01-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (67 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-02