STAND FAST PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC802848 · ltd · incorporated 2024-03-13
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 · medium confidence
Mixed signals — 1 changes over 30 days, no clear direction yet.
  • · Filings: 6 → 7
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.

  • Filings: 67
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jan 2026
Net worth
£-2.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £2,033
Cash YoY
+468500%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 468500% YoY
Net Worth
-£2k
↓ 85% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
Current Liabilities
-£2k£4k£10k£16k£22k£28kJan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31
Total assets£-2.0k£-1.1k
Current assets£27.6k
Cash£4.7k£1
Debtors£22.9k
Net assets£-2.0k£-1.1k

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

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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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-07
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-05-17
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2024-03-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As STAND FAST PROPERTY HOLDINGS LTD
  6. 2024-03-13
    GRAINGER, Theresa appointed
    secretary
  7. 2024-03-13
    GRANT, Mark appointed
    director
  8. 2024-03-13
    GRANT, Ryan appointed
    director
  9. 2024-03-13
    📄
    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.
  • +Young company: Only 2.4 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Grant
Individual · British · DOB 12/1981 · age 45
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/03/2024
Mr Ryan Grant
Individual · British · DOB 07/1985 · age 41
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/03/2024

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
Incorporated2024-03-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

3 Kinnettas Square
Strathpeffer
Ross-Shire
IV14 9BD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-10-31
Last made up to: 2026-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GRAINGER, Theresa
secretary · appointed 2024-03-13
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Active
GRANT, Mark
director · ~45y · appointed 2024-03-13
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Active
GRANT, Ryan
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-03-13
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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-19
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-14
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-03-13