STEWART GILMOUR & CO. LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC600202 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-18
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2024
Net worth
£449.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £449,177
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£203k
Net Worth
£449k
Current Assets
£1.0m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £449.2k |
| Current assets | £1.00M |
| Cash | £202.8k |
| Debtors | £314.1k |
| Net assets | £449.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-18📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-06-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-30➖ANDERSON, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2024-05-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-01📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2024-03-01📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2024-03-01📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-12-20➕ANDERSON, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2023-12-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-06-01➖GERRISH, Claud resigneddirector
- 2023-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-30📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2023-05-30📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2023-05-30📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2023-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-02➖ANDERSON, Peter James resigneddirector
- 2023-03-02➖WHITE, Alexander John Exley resigneddirector
- 2022-12-30📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-10-20📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-08-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-03-24➕ANDERSON, Peter James appointeddirector
- 2022-03-24➕WHITE, Alexander John Exley appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31➕LIVINGSTONE, Kenneth Cameron appointedsecretary
- 2019-05-31➕MCCANN, Wilma appointeddirector
- 2019-05-31➕GERRISH, Claud appointeddirector
- 2018-06-18🏢Company incorporatedAs STEWART GILMOUR & CO. LIMITED
- 2018-06-18➕LIVINGSTONE, Kenneth Cameron appointeddirector
- 2018-06-18➕TANNOCK, Sheila Lowe appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenneth Cameron Livingstone Individual · British · DOB 01/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/05/2024 |
Ms Sheila Lowe Tannock Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 30/05/2024 |
4 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Xeinadin Group Limitedceased 30/05/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Xeinadin Uk Professional Services Limitedceased 30/05/2024· 50-75% shares
- Ms Sheila Lowe Tannockceased 01/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Kenneth Cameron Livingstoneceased 01/06/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
24 Beresford Terrace
Ayr
KA7 2EG
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-02
Last: 2025-06-18
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
LIVINGSTONE, Kenneth Cameron→
Activesecretary · appointed 2019-05-31
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LIVINGSTONE, Kenneth Cameron→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2018-06-18
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MCCANN, Wilma→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2019-05-31
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TANNOCK, Sheila Lowe→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2018-06-18
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ANDERSON, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-12-20 · resigned 2024-05-30
ANDERSON, Peter James→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-03-24 · resigned 2023-03-02
GERRISH, Claud→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-05-31 · resigned 2023-06-01
WHITE, Alexander John Exley→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2022-03-24 · resigned 2023-03-02
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Recent filings (56 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-03-01
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-03-01
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-03-01
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-03-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-20