STEVAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC124348 · ltd · incorporated 1990-04-12

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 35.7y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hotels and similar accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 35.7y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 35.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

111 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-03-12
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accounts · AA
2025-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-05-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-05-28
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2019-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-04-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-04-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-03-26
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withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2017-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2007-03-10
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Charge satisfied #2
2007-03-08
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Charge satisfied #4
2007-02-14
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Charge satisfied #3
2007-02-14
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Charge satisfied #1
1997-04-12
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HUNTER, Ian Anderson resigned
director
1990-11-11
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1990-08-27
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Scottish & Newcastle Breweries PLC
1990-08-21
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Scottish & Newcastle Breweries PLC
1990-07-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1990-06-05
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GORDON, Linda appointed
director
1990-06-05
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MURRAY, Peter appointed
director
1990-06-05
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HUNTER, Ian Anderson appointed
director
1990-06-05
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HUNTER, Neil Cameron resigned
nominee-director
1990-06-05
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LAWTIE, David Mcnab appointed
director
1990-06-05
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LAWTIE, David Mcnab resigned
director
1990-06-05
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RENNIE, Thomas George resigned
nominee-director
1990-04-12
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Company incorporated
As STEVAND LIMITED
1990-04-12
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PETERKINS, SOLICITORS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1990-04-12
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HUNTER, Neil Cameron appointed
nominee-director
1990-04-12
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RENNIE, Thomas George appointed
nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100

Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 36 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Lorraine Hunter Individual · British · DOB 05/1948 · age 78	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	01/04/2021
Mrs Linda Gordon Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016
Mr Peter Murray Individual · British · DOB 06/1953 · age 73	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Ian Anderson Hunterceased 01/04/2021· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1990-04-12

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC55100 — Hotels and similar accommodation

Registered office

100 Union Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1QR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-26

Last: 2026-04-12

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

PETERKINS, SOLICITORS→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-04-12

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Active

GORDON, Linda→

director · ~68y · appointed 1990-06-05

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Active

MURRAY, Peter→

director · ~73y · appointed 1990-06-05

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Active

HUNTER, Ian Anderson→

director · ~78y · appointed 1990-06-05 · resigned 1997-04-12

Resigned

HUNTER, Neil Cameron→

nominee-director · appointed 1990-04-12 · resigned 1990-06-05

Resigned

LAWTIE, David Mcnab→

director · ~78y · appointed 1990-06-05 · resigned 1990-06-05

Resigned

RENNIE, Thomas George→

nominee-director · ~79y · appointed 1990-04-12 · resigned 1990-06-05

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	11/11/1990	08/03/2007
satisfied	Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Scottish & Newcastle Breweries PLC	Standard security	1 property	27/08/1990	14/02/2007
satisfied	Scottish & Newcastle Breweries Scottish & Newcastle Breweries PLC	Floating charge	1 property	21/08/1990	10/03/2007
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	30/07/1990	14/02/2007