J STEVENSON & SON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC420824 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-30
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£766.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01420
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 01450SIC 01450
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £766,620
Cash YoY
+567%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£408k
↑ 567% YoY
Net Worth
£767k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£647k
↑ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £821.7k | £667.3k |
| Current assets | £646.6k | £538.8k |
| Cash | £408.5k | £61.2k |
| Debtors | £7.6k | £263.7k |
| Net assets | £766.6k | £627.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-04-01➕SCARTH, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2024-11-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-11-22📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-11-22📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-11-22📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2012-03-30🏢Company incorporatedAs J STEVENSON & SON LIMITED
- 2012-03-30➕STEVENSON, Barbara Anne appointeddirector
- 2012-03-30➕STEVENSON, James Michael appointeddirector
Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STEVENSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Barbara Anne Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 08/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr James Michael Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 10/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BRECK FARM LIMITED→ SC282508 · est 2005 | — | — | — | 100 | 21y | 83 | 59y |
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| CELTIC DAWN FISHING LIMITED→ SC263213 · est 2004 | — | — | £2.01M | — | 22y | 82 | 62y |
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| ERLEND FLETT PLANT HIRE→ SC081510 · est 1983 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 43y | 82 | 81y |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC01420 — SIC 01420
Registered office
Midhouse Farm
Costa
Evie
Orkney
KW17 2NW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-14
Last: 2025-05-31
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
SCARTH, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~20y · appointed 2025-04-01
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STEVENSON, Barbara Anne→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-03-30
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STEVENSON, James Michael→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2012-03-30
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-11-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-11-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-22
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-30