42 ALBERT STREET (NEWTON STEWART) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC432436 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-12
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
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
27 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2016-09-15➖MURRAY, Peter Mcdowall resigneddirector
- 2016-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-09-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2014-09-26📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-12🏢Company incorporatedAs 42 ALBERT STREET (NEWTON STEWART) LIMITED
- 2012-09-12➕BAXTER, Patrick Joseph appointeddirector
- 2012-09-12➕FOX, Helena Grace appointeddirector
- 2012-09-12➕MATTHEWS, Peter Alexander Hope appointeddirector
- 2012-09-12➕MURRAY, Peter Mcdowall appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Peter Alexander Hope Matthews Individual · British · DOB 12/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/09/2016 |
Mr Patrick Joseph Baxter Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/09/2016 |
Ms Helena Grace Fox Individual · British · DOB 04/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 12/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
37 Albert Street
Newton Stewart
DG8 6EG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-26
Last: 2025-09-12
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
BAXTER, Patrick Joseph→
Activedirector · ~70y · appointed 2012-09-12
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FOX, Helena Grace→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2012-09-12
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MATTHEWS, Peter Alexander Hope→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2012-09-12
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MURRAY, Peter Mcdowall→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2012-09-12 · resigned 2016-09-15
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Recent filings (27 total)
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-13