STUARTS OF DEESIDE LTD

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SC742144 · ltd · incorporated 2022-08-23
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£6.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 20420
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 46450SIC 46450
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. 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.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £6,506

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↑ 220% YoY
Current Assets
£6k
↑ 288% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£1k£3k£4k£5k£7kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£6.5k£2.1k
Current assets£5.5k£1.4k
Net assets£6.5k£2.0k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2023-10-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-10-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-10-30
    STUART, Lewis Callam resigned
    director
  9. 2023-10-30
    STUART, Rory resigned
    director
  10. 2022-08-23
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    Company incorporated
    As STUARTS OF DEESIDE LTD
  11. 2022-08-23
    STUART, Adrian Frank appointed
    director
  12. 2022-08-23
    STUART, Lewis Callam appointed
    director
  13. 2022-08-23
    STUART, Rory appointed
    director
  14. 2022-08-23
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STUART" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Frank Stuart
Individual · British · DOB 07/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control23/08/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Lewis Callam Stuartceased 30/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
  • Mr Rory Stuartceased 30/10/2023· 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.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-08-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC20420 — SIC 20420

Registered office

Durris Cottage
Ballater Road
Aboyne
AB34 5HY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

STUART, Adrian Frank
director · ~66y · appointed 2022-08-23
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Active
STUART, Lewis Callam
director · ~27y · appointed 2022-08-23 · resigned 2023-10-30
Resigned
STUART, Rory
director · ~30y · appointed 2022-08-23 · resigned 2023-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (11 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-22
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-08-23