BRACEWELL STIRLING LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC507897 · ltd · incorporated 2015-06-08
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 10.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.5y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (62/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (6 active, 9 linked, 9 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 2 other
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2026-01-11📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2026-01-11📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2026-01-11📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2025-11-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-23➕MACKENZIE, Rory Callum appointeddirector
- 2025-10-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-07📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2025-01-07📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2025-01-07📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2024-05-08📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-05-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-04-29🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
- 2024-04-18📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2024-04-15📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2024-04-15📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2024-04-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-04-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-04-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-28➕FARMER, Gordon James appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28➕MACGREGOR, Roderick James appointeddirector
- 2024-03-28➕MACKENZIE, Jia Kelly appointeddirector
- 2023-07-01➖SWEENEY, Samuel Anthony Fitzpatrick resigneddirector
- 2023-01-01➖MCQUADE, Jacqueline Margaret resigneddirector
- 2020-08-21➖IRELAND, Brian Matthew resigneddirector
- 2017-07-01➕IRELAND, Brian Matthew appointeddirector
- 2017-07-01➕MCQUADE, Jacqueline Margaret appointeddirector
- 2015-10-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2015-06-08🏢Company incorporatedAs BRACEWELL STIRLING LIMITED
- 2015-06-08➕KEITH, David Anderson appointeddirector
- 2015-06-08➕MACRITCHIE, Amanda appointeddirector
- 2015-06-08➕SWEENEY, Samuel Anthony Fitzpatrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
65/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Group structure
Geg Capital Limited holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
🏛️majority
Geg Capital Limited
Corporate parent · holds 50-75% shares · board control
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BRACEWELL STIRLING LIMITED
This company · SC507897
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Geg Capital Limited Corporate entity | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 28/03/2024 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr David Anderson Keithceased 28/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Ms Amanda Macritchieceased 28/03/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Samuel Anthony Fitzpatrick Sweeneyceased 13/12/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-06-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
13 Henderson Road
Inverness
IV1 1SN
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-22
Last: 2025-06-08
Officers (6 active · 3 resigned)
FARMER, Gordon James→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2024-03-28
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KEITH, David Anderson→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2015-06-08
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MACGREGOR, Roderick James→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 2024-03-28
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MACKENZIE, Jia Kelly→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2024-03-28
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MACKENZIE, Rory Callum→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2025-10-23
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MACRITCHIE, Amanda→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2015-06-08
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IRELAND, Brian Matthew→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2020-08-21
MCQUADE, Jacqueline Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2017-07-01 · resigned 2023-01-01
SWEENEY, Samuel Anthony Fitzpatrick→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-06-08 · resigned 2023-07-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | HSBC Hsbc UK Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 29/04/2024 | — | |
| satisfied | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | — | 22/10/2015 | 02/05/2024 |
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Recent filings (61 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2026-01-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2026-01-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2026-01-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2026-01-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-01-07
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2025-01-07
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-01-07
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-01-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-05-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-02
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2024-04-18