STIRLING CITY REMOVALS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC448404 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£129.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other transportation support activities
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
32 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £129,243

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£129k
Current Assets
£119k
Current Liabilities
£0£26k£52k£78k£103k£129kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£129.2k
Current assets£119.3k
Net assets£129.2k
Average employees400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2025-04-28
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    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-28
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  4. 2025-04-28
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  5. 2025-04-10
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    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-15
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    address · AD01
  7. 2024-06-14
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  8. 2023-09-18
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  9. 2023-01-25
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  10. 2023-01-11
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  11. 2022-04-27
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  12. 2021-04-19
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  13. 2020-02-12
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  14. 2019-01-10
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  15. 2018-01-22
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  16. 2016-12-23
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  17. 2013-04-24
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    Company incorporated
    As STIRLING CITY REMOVALS LTD
  18. 2013-04-24
    MCILROY, Peter William appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-04-24
    MCILROY, Peter William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter William Mcilroy
Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1952 · age 74
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52290 — Other transportation support activities

Registered office

Ochil House Coxpow
Fallin
Stirling
FK7 7LU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCILROY, Peter William
secretary · appointed 2013-04-24
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MCILROY, Peter William
director · ~74y · appointed 2013-04-24
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Recent filings (32 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-27