STAPT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC020194 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1938-02-05
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Archives activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 91020Museum activities
  • 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 1.7y

30/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
100 officers (11 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
361 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • 3 officers
  • 1 incorporation
  • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (204 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-30
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2025-10-30
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-10-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-10-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-10-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-10-01
    LAWSON, Iain William resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-06-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-06-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2025-06-13
    ROBERTS, Kyffin Lloyd appointed
    director
  13. 2025-05-15
    ERSKINE, Catherine Jean Kilby, Lady appointed
    director
  14. 2025-02-05
    HILLSDEN, Scott Russell appointed
    director
  15. 2025-01-28
    WALKER, Samantha appointed
    director
  16. 2024-08-15
    ERSKINE, Catherine Jean Kilby, Lady resigned
    director
  17. 2024-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-08-12
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  19. 2024-08-08
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
  20. 2024-01-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  21. 2023-12-31
    CASSELLS, Dorothy Joan resigned
    director
  22. 2023-07-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2023-06-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2023-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  25. 2023-05-10
    FRASER, Kenneth Campbell resigned
    director
  26. 2022-12-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  27. 2022-12-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  28. 2022-11-29
    FRANKLIN, Angus John appointed
    director
  29. 2022-10-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  30. 2022-09-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  31. 2022-09-28
    LINDSAY, James Snodgrass appointed
    director
  32. 2022-09-28
    CLAYDON, Penelope Jane resigned
    director
  33. 2022-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  34. 2022-05-19
    KAY, Ronald Drew Watt appointed
    director
  35. 2022-05-19
    BREMNER, Alexander George resigned
    director
  36. 2022-05-19
    FRASER, Agnes Dickie resigned
    director
  37. 2021-09-28
    CASSELLS, Dorothy Joan appointed
    director
  38. 2021-09-20
    BENNETT, James Alexander resigned
    director
  39. 2021-04-01
    THORNTONS LAW LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  40. 2021-03-31
    KINNEAR, Douglas Nelson resigned
    secretary
  41. 2021-03-15
    FOWLER, Ronald Francis resigned
    director
  42. 2021-02-01
    ROGER, Joan Georgina appointed
    director
  43. 2020-11-24
    FOWLER, Ronald Francis appointed
    director
  44. 2020-08-11
    CHEAPE, Louisa Annsybella resigned
    director
  45. 2020-06-15
    PETERSEN, Karen Jytee Ingerslev appointed
    director
  46. 2020-05-29
    HUNTER, Brenda resigned
    director
  47. 2019-11-26
    STRACHAN, David Richard appointed
    director
  48. 2019-07-30
    LAWSON, Iain William appointed
    director
  49. 2019-05-09
    BENNETT, Irene Ritchie Taylor resigned
    director
  50. 2019-05-09
    CLAYDON, Penelope Jane appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 204 events

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1938-02-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC91012 — Archives activities

Registered office

12 North Street
St. Andrews
KY16 9PW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (11 active · 144 resigned)

THORNTONS LAW LLP
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-04-01
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Active
ERSKINE, Catherine Jean Kilby, Lady
director · ~76y · appointed 2025-05-15
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Active
FRANKLIN, Angus John
director · ~60y · appointed 2022-11-29
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Active
HILLSDEN, Scott Russell
director · ~81y · appointed 2025-02-05
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Active
KAY, Ronald Drew Watt
director · ~72y · appointed 2022-05-19
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Active
LINDSAY, James Snodgrass
director · ~74y · appointed 2022-09-28
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Active
PETERSEN, Karen Jytee Ingerslev
director · ~73y · appointed 2020-06-15
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Active
ROBERTS, Kyffin Lloyd
director · ~78y · appointed 2025-06-13
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Active
ROGER, Joan Georgina
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-02-01
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Active
STRACHAN, David Richard
director · ~74y · appointed 2019-11-26
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Active
WALKER, Samantha
director · ~40y · appointed 2025-01-28
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Active
GILMOUR, Fergus
secretary · appointed 2008-01-29 · resigned 2010-02-23
Resigned
KINNEAR, Douglas Nelson
secretary · appointed 2010-02-24 · resigned 2021-03-31
Resigned
MCFARLANE, Richard Hamilton
secretary · appointed 1992-02-24 · resigned 2008-01-29
Resigned
NASH, Lawrence
secretary · resigned 1992-02-24
Resigned
ADAMS, William Greig Fettes, Dr
director · ~99y · appointed 1991-05-23 · resigned 1998-05-21
Resigned
ADAMSON, Peter Graham
director · ~88y · appointed 2007-05-24 · resigned 2010-05-20
Resigned
ALLEN, John Frank
director · resigned 1991-06-29
Resigned
ANGOOD, Bryan John
director · ~85y · appointed 1997-05-22 · resigned 2000-05-18
Resigned
BAIRD, Marianne
director · ~85y · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2011-06-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
A registered charge2 properties08/08/2024
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Recent filings (361 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-04