ACTIVE STIRLING TRADING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC318814 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-16

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

51 officers (10 active, 51 linked, 48 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

142 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (114 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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officers · TM01
2026-01-31
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MCCANN, David resigned
director
2026-01-06
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accounts · AA
2025-11-28
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officers · TM01
2025-03-28
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officers · CH04
2025-01-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
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officers · AP01
2024-12-17
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MCRORIE-SMITH, Danielle appointed
director
2024-12-17
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KENNY, Michael Martin resigned
director
2024-11-18
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WILSON, David Neil appointed
director
2024-11-18
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officers · AP01
2024-11-01
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BRISLEY, Margaret Ann resigned
director
2024-11-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-01
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officers · TM01
2024-10-10
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officers · CH04
2024-01-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
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RYDE, Gemma Cathrine, Dr resigned
director
2023-12-04
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MACKENZIE, Martha appointed
director
2023-12-04
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RATCLIFF, Lynn appointed
director
2023-12-04
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officers · AP01
2023-12-04
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officers · AP01
2023-08-15
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accounts · AA
2023-08-01
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ABERDEIN CONSIDINE SECRETARIAL SERVICES appointed
corporate-secretary
2023-08-01
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officers · AP04
2023-07-28
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BAIN, Andrew resigned
secretary
2023-07-28
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-07-10
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
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officers · AP01
2023-07-06
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-06
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officers · TM01
2023-06-29
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KLEINMAN, Robin appointed
director
2023-06-29
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BRISLEY, Margaret Ann appointed
director
2023-06-29
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EARL, Martin Edward resigned
director
2023-06-29
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GIBSON, Daniel John resigned
director
2022-10-27
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officers · AP01
2022-10-25
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CALDER, David Royston John appointed
director
2022-07-20
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HAMBLY, Brian Nolan appointed
director
2022-05-05
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LAURIE, Alison Catherine resigned
director
2021-04-03
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DOW, Gillian Margaret appointed
director
2021-04-03
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FOTHERINGHAM, Graeme Peter Gordon appointed
director
2021-04-03
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MCCANN, David appointed
director
2021-03-30
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ROXBY, David William resigned
director
2019-11-21
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MEECHAN, Hazel resigned
director
2019-08-27
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MEECHAN, Hazel appointed
director
2019-08-27
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O'NEILL, Kathy resigned
director
2019-06-25
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MUIR, Carole resigned
director
2018-11-09
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LEWANDOWSKI, Kenneth Macdonald Arthur resigned
director
2018-06-20
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GIBSON, Daniel John appointed
director
2018-06-14
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MUIR, Carole appointed
director
2018-06-13
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LAURIE, Alison Catherine appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — 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 71 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.)

Group structure

Active Stirling Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Active Stirling Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ACTIVE STIRLING TRADING LIMITED

This company · SC318814

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Active Stirling Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-03-16

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Peak

Forthside Way

Stirling

FK8 1QZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-22

Last: 2025-12-08