STEWART & STEWART HOLDINGS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC600336 · ltd · incorporated 2018-06-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.34M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 8 total, 8 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,337,334
Net assets shrinking
Down £3,017 YoY
Cash YoY
-17%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£417
↓ 17% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£417
↓ 88% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.34M | £1.34M |
| Current assets | £417 | £3.4k |
| Cash | £417 | £501 |
| Debtors | — | £2.9k |
| Net assets | £1.34M | £1.34M |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-02-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-08-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-06-11📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-06-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2025-04-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-03-26➖ELRICK, Bruce Albert resigneddirector
- 2025-01-21📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-04-10📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-11-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-10-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-30➕KING, Adrian appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30➕STEWART, Fraser Lewis appointeddirector
- 2021-09-30➖STEWART, James Lewis resigneddirector
- 2018-09-19➕ELRICK, Bruce Albert appointeddirector
- 2018-06-19🏢Company incorporatedAs STEWART & STEWART HOLDINGS LIMITED
- 2018-06-19➕STEWART, James Lewis appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Sharon Elizabeth King Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 26/03/2025 |
Mr Adrian King Individual · British · DOB 07/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 19/09/2018 |
6 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Bruce Albert Elrickceased 26/03/2025· 25-50% voting
- Mr Bruce Albert Elrickceased 09/04/2024· 25-50% shares
- Mr Fraser Lewis Stewartceased 09/04/2024· 25-50% voting
- Mrs Sharon Elizabeth Kingceased 09/04/2024· 25-50% voting
- Mrs Evelyn Jane Stewartceased 18/12/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr James Lewis Stewartceased 18/12/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2018-06-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
Achorn House
Millbank Road
Munlochy
IV8 8ND
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-04
Last: 2026-01-21
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
KING, Adrian→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2021-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEWART, Fraser Lewis→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2021-09-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ELRICK, Bruce Albert→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-09-19 · resigned 2025-03-26
STEWART, James Lewis→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2018-06-19 · resigned 2021-09-30
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Recent filings (56 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-02-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2025-06-11
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2025-06-10
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-01-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-04-10