QUARTERSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
09910633 · ltd · incorporated 2015-12-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

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.

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
23 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-01-28
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2016-01-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2015-12-10
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    Company incorporated
    As QUARTERSTONE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  14. 2015-12-10
    WELSBY, Daniel Curtis appointed
    director
  15. 2015-12-10
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart appointed
    director
  16. 2015-12-10
    HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart resigned
    director
  17. 2015-12-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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

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 Daniel Curtis Welsby
Individual · English · DOB 10/1995 · age 31
2550%
25-50% shares01/12/2016

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
Incorporated2015-12-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

19 Jacks Key Drive
Darwen
BB3 2LG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WELSBY, Daniel Curtis
director · ~31y · appointed 2015-12-10
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Active
HARDBATTLE, Richard Stuart
director · ~56y · appointed 2015-12-10 · resigned 2015-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (23 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-10