STIRLING AND STIRLING LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC834283 · ltd · incorporated 2025-01-16
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
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: General medical practice activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
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
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-12-05📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-12-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-01-16🏢Company incorporatedAs STIRLING AND STIRLING LTD
- 2025-01-16➕STIRLING, Maria Zara appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16➕STIRLING, Paul appointeddirector
- 2025-01-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STIRLING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Stirling Individual · British · DOB 12/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/01/2025 |
Mrs Maria Zara Stirling Individual · British · DOB 10/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/01/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86210 — General medical practice activities
Registered office
31 Inverleith Gardens
Edinburgh
EH3 5PR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-16
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-29
Last: 2026-01-15
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STIRLING, Maria Zara→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-01-16
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STIRLING, Paul→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2025-01-16
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Recent filings (5 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-01-02
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-12-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-01-16