ALAN J STEWART LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC459540 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-19
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Liabilities
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£0£43k£86k£129k£172k£215kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets—£194.3k
Current assets—£214.9k
Cash—£214.9k
Net assets—£194.3k
Average employees200—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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
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Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-26
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  2. 2024-10-14
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  3. 2024-10-14
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  4. 2024-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-16
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  6. 2022-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-06-26
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  10. 2019-06-20
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  11. 2019-06-20
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  12. 2019-06-20
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  13. 2019-06-20
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  14. 2018-06-27
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-09-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-09-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2016-09-25
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    STEWART, Julie appointed
    director
  18. 2013-09-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ALAN J STEWART LTD
  19. 2013-09-19
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    STEWART, Alan James appointed
    director
  20. 2013-09-19
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    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2013-09-19
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2013-09-19
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    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  23. 2013-09-19
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    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  24. 2013-09-19
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    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  25. 2013-09-19
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    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

89/100
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 "STEWART" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

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

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Julie Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control25/09/2016
Mr Alan James Stewart
Individual · British · DOB 04/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

6th Floor
Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-03
Last: 2025-09-19

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

STEWART, Alan James→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-09-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STEWART, Julie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2013-09-19
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2013-09-19
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2013-09-19 · resigned 2013-09-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-25