STERLING SINCLAIR REMOVALS LTD

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SC531356 · ltd · incorporated 2016-04-01
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 4.3y

35/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Charge age ~4.3 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees32001800

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-18
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-07-31
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  4. 2025-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  7. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-04-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-05-16
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2023-04-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  13. 2023-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-02-02
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  16. 2022-01-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
  17. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-01-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-06-29
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 2016-04-01
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    Company incorporated
    As STERLING SINCLAIR REMOVALS LTD
  22. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Neil Adam appointed
    secretary
  23. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    SINCLAIR, Neil Adam appointed
    director
  24. 2016-04-01
    ➕
    STERLINGSINCLAIRREMOVALS.COM appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2016-04-01
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    STERLINGSINCLAIRREMOVALS.COM resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2016-04-01
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    STERLINGSINCLAIRREMOVALS.COM appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2016-04-01
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    STERLINGSINCLAIRREMOVALS.COM resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SINCLAIR" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Neil Adam Sinclair
Individual · British · DOB 01/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-04-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

20 Barnton Street
Stirling
FK8 1NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

SINCLAIR, Neil Adam→
secretary · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
SINCLAIR, Neil Adam→
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-04-01
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Active
STERLINGSINCLAIRREMOVALS.COM→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned
STERLINGSINCLAIRREMOVALS.COM→
corporate-director · appointed 2016-04-01 · resigned 2016-04-01
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge1 property31/07/2025—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge2 properties28/04/2023—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Security Trustee Limited
A registered charge—23/01/2022—
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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-08-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-17