STONE SOUP LTD
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 (73/100).
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.0k | £15.7k |
| Current assets | £24.7k | £38.3k |
| Cash | £24.7k | £34.7k |
| Debtors | — | £3.6k |
| Net assets | £3.0k | £15.7k |
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.
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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-05-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs STONE SOUP LTD
- 2020-07-06➕REYNOLDS, Stephen appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06➕SPEIRS, David William Ogden appointeddirector
- 2020-07-06📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David William Ogden Speirs Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1963 · age 63 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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