STEWART & STEWART HOLDINGS LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.34M | £1.34M |
| Current assets | £417 | £3.4k |
| Cash | £417 | £501 |
| Debtors | — | £2.9k |
| Net assets | £1.34M | £1.34M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-08-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-11📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-06-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-26➖ELRICK, Bruce Albert resigneddirector
- 2025-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-11-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-30➕KING, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30➕STEWART, Fraser Lewis appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30➖STEWART, James Lewis resigneddirector
- 2018-09-19➕ELRICK, Bruce Albert appointeddirector
- 2018-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs STEWART & STEWART HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2018-06-19➕STEWART, James Lewis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STEWART" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sharon Elizabeth King Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/03/2025 |
Mr Adrian King Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/09/2018 |
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Bruce Albert Elrickceased 26/03/2025· 25-50% voting
- Mr Bruce Albert Elrickceased 09/04/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Fraser Lewis Stewartceased 09/04/2024· 25-50% voting
- Mrs Sharon Elizabeth Kingceased 09/04/2024· 25-50% voting
- Mrs Evelyn Jane Stewartceased 18/12/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr James Lewis Stewartceased 18/12/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
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