STIRLING PODIATRY LIMITED
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-13📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-13📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2017-08-03🏢Company incorporatedAs STIRLING PODIATRY LIMITED
- 2017-08-03➕STEVENSON, Craig appointedsecretary
- 2017-08-03➕MCCONNACHIE, Emma appointeddirector
- 2017-08-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Stevenson Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 03/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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