R STALKER & SON LIMITED

🚨Distressedactive

SC418016 · ltd · incorporated 2012-02-27

Investment thesis

Attractive distress candidate — real problems but workable structure.

Why interesting: Falling signals but no deal-breakers yet; room for negotiation and turnaround.

Why risky: Signals worsening; needs speed and capital discipline.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

£-284.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

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

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £284,287

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£284k

↑ 3.7% YoY

Current Assets

£56k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-03-31	2023-03-31
Total assets	£-261.3k	£-235.4k
Current assets	£55.8k	£45.6k
Net assets	£-284.3k	£-295.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2025-03-29
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2024-05-26
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accounts · AA
2023-04-30
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accounts · AA
2022-09-13
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address · AD01
2022-03-28
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accounts · AA
2021-03-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-28
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accounts · AA
2018-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-12-21
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accounts · AA
2017-01-31
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accounts · AA
2016-04-13
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annual-return · AR01
2015-12-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-03-06
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annual-return · AR01
2015-03-06
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officers · CH03
2014-12-17
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accounts · AA
2014-04-06
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STALKER, Gillian Elaine appointed
director
2012-02-27
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Company incorporated
As R STALKER & SON LIMITED
2012-02-27
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STALKER, Gillian Elaine appointed
secretary
2012-02-27
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STALKER, Ronald Anthony appointed
director
2012-02-27
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
secretary
2012-02-27
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
secretary
2012-02-27
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MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
director
2012-02-27
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MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
director
2012-02-27
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STALKER, Isabella Shiela appointed
director
2012-02-27
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STALKER, Isabella Shiela resigned
director
2012-02-27
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TRAINER, Peter appointed
director
2012-02-27
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TRAINER, Peter resigned
director

Owner dependency

81/100

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STALKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

44/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.

Red flags

1 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-31

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ronald Anthony Stalker Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	06/04/2016
Mrs Gillian Elaine Stalker Individual · British · DOB 09/1975 · age 51	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	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

Incorporated2012-02-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC47220 — Retail sale of meat and meat products in specialised stores

Registered office

9 New Street

Dalry

KA24 5AH

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-03-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2024-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-13

Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

STALKER, Gillian Elaine→

secretary · appointed 2012-02-27

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Active

STALKER, Gillian Elaine→

director · ~51y · appointed 2014-04-06

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Active

STALKER, Ronald Anthony→

director · ~51y · appointed 2012-02-27

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Active

TRAINER, Peter→

secretary · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2012-02-27

Resigned

MCINTOSH, Susan→

director · ~56y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2012-02-27

Resigned

STALKER, Isabella Shiela→

director · ~82y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2012-02-27

Resigned

TRAINER, Peter→

director · ~74y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2012-02-27

Resigned

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