STENICH MECHANICAL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC672676 · ltd · incorporated 2020-09-01
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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 (55/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
14 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-04-14
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  7. 2020-11-20
    ➕
    NICHOLLS, Shelly Ann Jane Innes appointed
    director
  8. 2020-11-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2020-09-01
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    Company incorporated
    As STENICH MECHANICAL LTD
  10. 2020-09-01
    ➕
    NICHOLLS, Stephen John appointed
    director
  11. 2020-09-01
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Stephen John Nicholls
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control01/09/2020

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

37 Hogarth Drive
Cupar
KY15 5YU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

NICHOLLS, Shelly Ann Jane Innes→
director · ~49y · appointed 2020-11-20
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Active
NICHOLLS, Stephen John→
director · ~55y · appointed 2020-09-01
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Active

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Recent filings (14 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-11-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-09-01