SLFT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC433548 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-27
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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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  6. 2022-10-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2022-10-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-10-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-09-09
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    STEVENSON, Katie appointed
    director
  10. 2022-09-09
    ➖
    ARMSTRONG, Abbi resigned
    director
  11. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2021-10-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-10-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2021-10-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2021-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2021-03-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2021-03-23
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-03-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-03-12
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    ARMSTRONG, Abbi appointed
    director
  21. 2021-03-12
    ➖
    WINSBOROUGH, Margaret Audrey resigned
    director
  22. 2020-10-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2020-10-09
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  24. 2012-10-03
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    DOOLAN, Lawrence appointed
    director
  25. 2012-10-03
    ➕
    STEVENSON, Alistair James appointed
    director
  26. 2012-10-03
    ➖
    HOLMES, Malcolm Brian resigned
    director
  27. 2012-10-03
    ➕
    WINSBOROUGH, Margaret Audrey appointed
    director
  28. 2012-10-03
    ➖
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  29. 2012-09-27
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    Company incorporated
    As SLFT LIMITED
  30. 2012-09-27
    ➕
    HOLMES, Malcolm Brian appointed
    director
  31. 2012-09-27
    ➕
    TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Katie Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 04/1986 · age 40
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest09/09/2022
Mr Lawrence Doolan
Individual · Australian · DOB 09/1948 · age 78
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest06/04/2016
Mr Alistair James Stevenson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1954 · age 72
75–100%
75–100%sig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Abbi Armstrongceased 09/09/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · trust interest
  • Mrs Margaret Audrey Winsboroughceased 12/03/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · trust interest

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
Incorporated2012-09-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

55 High Street
Lockerbie
Dumfries And Galloway
DG11 2JJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-11
Last: 2025-09-27

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

DOOLAN, Lawrence→
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENSON, Alistair James→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-10-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEVENSON, Katie→
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-09-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ARMSTRONG, Abbi→
director · ~35y · appointed 2021-03-12 · resigned 2022-09-09
Resigned
HOLMES, Malcolm Brian→
director · ~58y · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2012-10-03
Resigned
WINSBOROUGH, Margaret Audrey→
director · ~72y · appointed 2012-10-03 · resigned 2021-03-12
Resigned
TM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-09-27 · resigned 2012-10-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-10-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07