KEALSHORE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01750191 · ltd · incorporated 1983-09-05

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 38320

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

43120Site preparation
49420Removal services

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 33.0y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 33.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 33/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

13 officers (5 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

144 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	42	4200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-20
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mortgage · MR01
2025-08-20
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mortgage · MR01
2025-08-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-18
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Time Vendor Finance Limited
2025-08-18
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Time Vendor Finance Limited
2025-05-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-12
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-25
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-04-25
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-04-17
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mortgage · MR01
2025-04-17
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Bibby Financial Services LTD (As Security Trustee)
2025-04-15
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JOHNSON, Mathew James appointed
director
2025-04-15
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PICKAVANCE, Ethan Jacob appointed
director
2025-04-15
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PICKAVANCE, Lewis James appointed
director
2025-04-15
➖
PICKAVANCE, Joseph resigned
secretary
2025-04-15
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PICKAVANCE, Susan Marie resigned
secretary
2025-04-15
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PICKAVANCE, Susan Marie resigned
director
2025-04-15
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-04-15
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officers · AP01
2025-04-15
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officers · AP01
2025-04-15
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officers · AP01
2025-04-15
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officers · TM02
2025-04-15
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officers · TM01
2025-04-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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capital · SH08
2024-07-24
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-24
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-23
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capital · SH08
2023-03-14
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PICKAVANCE, Joel Joseph appointed
director
2022-08-09
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PICKAVANCE, Joseph appointed
secretary
2022-08-09
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PICKAVANCE, Susan Marie appointed
director
2022-08-08
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PICKAVANCE, Ian Joseph resigned
secretary
2022-08-08
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PICKAVANCE, Susan Marie appointed
secretary
2022-04-08
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PICKAVANCE, Joseph resigned
director
2018-01-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Santander UK PLC (Crn 02294747)
2015-04-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-03-26
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Santander UK PLC
2004-12-19
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PICKAVANCE, Ian Joseph appointed
director
2004-12-19
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PICKAVANCE, Barbara resigned
secretary
2004-12-19
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PICKAVANCE, Ian Joseph appointed
secretary
2004-12-19
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PICKAVANCE, Barbara resigned
director
1993-07-14
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1991-11-11
➖
PICKAVANCE, Ian Joseph resigned
director
1991-11-11
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PICKAVANCE, Joseph appointed
director
1983-09-05
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Company incorporated
As KEALSHORE LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — PICKAVANCE, Ethan Jacob (same surname) appointed 2025-04-15. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low

5 live charges

low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Ian Pickavance Individual · English · DOB 09/1968 · age 58	50–75%	50–75%	board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Joseph Pickavanceceased 17/07/2024· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control

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

Incorporated1983-09-05

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC38320 — SIC 38320

Registered office

Williams Bros Industrial Park Pingwood Lane

Simonswood, Kirkby

Liverpool

Merseyside

L33 4XZ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-07-02

Last: 2026-06-18