STIRLING DOG DAY CENTRE - RETAIL LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC705666 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-03

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£74.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

73/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

28 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

73/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £74,811

Net assets shrinking

Down £8,728 YoY

Cash YoY

+12%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£39k

↑ 12% YoY

Net Worth

£75k

↓ 10% YoY

Current Assets

£64k

↑ 24% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£74.8k	£83.5k
Current assets	£64.3k	£51.8k
Cash	£39.3k	£35.1k
Debtors	£25.0k	£16.7k
Net assets	£74.8k	£83.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 6 officers
• 5 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-01-29
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WATT, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
2026-01-29
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-29
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-26
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-24
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BRAYBROOK, Matthew John resigned
director
2026-01-23
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WATT, Sarah-Louise appointed
director
2026-01-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-06
➕
BRAYBROOK, Matthew John appointed
director
2026-01-06
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WATT, Elizabeth Ann resigned
director
2026-01-06
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WATT, Sarah Louise resigned
director
2026-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-06
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-01-06
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-11-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-01
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WATT, Iain Alistair resigned
director
2023-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-05
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-08-03
🏢
Company incorporated
As STIRLING DOG DAY CENTRE - RETAIL LIMITED
2021-08-03
➕
WATT, Elizabeth Ann appointed
director
2021-08-03
➕
WATT, Iain Alistair appointed
director
2021-08-03
➕
WATT, Sarah Louise appointed
director

Owner dependency

74/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: BRAYBROOK, Matthew John resigned 2026-01-24; WATT, Elizabeth Ann resigned 2026-01-06; WATT, Sarah Louise resigned 2026-01-06

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Ms Elizabeth Ann Watt Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	29/01/2026
Miss Sarah-Louise Watt Individual · British · DOB 01/1994 · age 32	—	25–50%	25-50% voting	23/01/2026

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Matthew John Braybrookceased 24/01/2026· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Ms Elizabeth Ann Wattceased 05/01/2026· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2021-08-03

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 7, Rfl House

Anderson Street

Dunblane

FK15 9AJ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-24

Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

WATT, Elizabeth Ann→

director · ~59y · appointed 2026-01-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

WATT, Sarah-Louise→

director · ~32y · appointed 2026-01-23

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BRAYBROOK, Matthew John→

director · ~54y · appointed 2026-01-06 · resigned 2026-01-24

Resigned

WATT, Elizabeth Ann→

director · ~59y · appointed 2021-08-03 · resigned 2026-01-06

Resigned

WATT, Iain Alistair→

director · ~35y · appointed 2021-08-03 · resigned 2023-08-01

Resigned

WATT, Sarah Louise→

director · ~32y · appointed 2021-08-03 · resigned 2026-01-06

Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2026-04-02

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-29

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-29

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-26

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-01-26

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-23

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-07

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-06

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-01-06

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-01-06

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-01-06

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2026-01-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged

accounts · AA

2025-05-06

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-11