THE STOVE NETWORK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC411667 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-11-21

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Artistic creation

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

49 officers (10 active, 49 linked, 44 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

134 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (111 events)Click to expand

2026-05-04
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officers · AP01
2026-04-21
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HEPBURN, Andrew Stewart appointed
director
2025-12-29
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accounts · AA
2025-11-25
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officers · TM01
2025-11-25
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officers · TM01
2025-11-19
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OLIPHANT, Linny Marie resigned
director
2025-11-19
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SMITH, Lynsey Anne resigned
director
2025-10-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-30
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officers · AP01
2025-10-30
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officers · TM01
2025-10-17
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O'NEILL, Martin appointed
director
2025-10-17
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WHEELER, Katharine Rhiannon appointed
director
2025-10-16
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BAKER, Matthew Alister Patrick resigned
director
2025-04-11
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officers · AP01
2025-04-11
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officers · AP01
2025-04-11
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officers · AP01
2025-03-29
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ROONEY, Graham Kirk appointed
director
2025-03-29
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SMITH, Lindsey Joanne appointed
director
2025-03-29
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BAKER, Matthew Alister Patrick appointed
director
2024-12-10
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officers · TM01
2024-12-06
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accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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COMERFORD, Michael Brendan resigned
director
2024-12-05
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incorporation · MA
2024-12-05
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change-of-constitution · CC04
2024-12-05
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-15
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officers · AP01
2024-11-15
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officers · TM01
2024-11-02
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WOOD-GEE, Chris appointed
director
2024-11-02
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WALKER, Calum resigned
director
2024-08-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-09
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2024-08-09
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officers · TM01
2024-07-31
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FITZPATRICK, Leslie Anthony resigned
director
2024-07-31
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MOLLOY, Heather Kate resigned
director
2024-07-30
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JOHNSTON, Andrew resigned
director
2024-07-28
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WALKER, Calum appointed
director
2023-12-22
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accounts · AA
2023-10-31
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POLLOCK, Venda Louise resigned
director
2023-10-27
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JUDGE, Erica Jennifer appointed
director
2023-04-01
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GORDZIEJKO, Teresa Margaret Jane appointed
director
2023-04-01
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JOHNSTON, Andrew appointed
director
2022-12-10
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ROMANAWSKA, Katarzyna resigned
director
2022-12-09
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DENERLEY, John David resigned
director
2022-12-09
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MURRAY, Fiona resigned
director
2022-05-05
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BARNACLE-BEST, Jodie appointed
director
2022-05-05
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MOLLOY, Heather Kate appointed
director
2022-02-22
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FISKE, Tina Louise resigned
director
2022-02-22
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HILL, Nicola resigned
director
2022-02-22
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RUSSELL, Jimmy resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 111 events

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BAKER, Matthew Alister Patrick resigned 2025-10-16; OLIPHANT, Linny Marie resigned 2025-11-19; SMITH, Lynsey Anne resigned 2025-11-19

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2011-11-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

The Stove

100 High Street

Dumfries

DG1 2BJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08