QUARTERSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2016-01-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2015-12-10🏢Company incorporatedAs QUARTERSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2015-12-10➕WELSBY, Daniel Curtis appointeddirector
- 2015-12-10➕HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointeddirector
- 2015-12-10➖HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigneddirector
- 2015-12-10📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Daniel Curtis Welsby Individual · English · DOB 10/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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