2KM (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03595349 · ltd · incorporated 1998-07-09
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 27.5y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28960
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 27.5y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 27.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
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| Average employees | 9 | 1100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-29➖ROGER, Uwe resigneddirector
- 2022-10-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-07-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2022-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-12📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-01➕HALTON, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2013-07-22🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2011-04-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-01-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2003-03-19🔒Charge registered #2Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-07-23➖HAWKER, Jeremy Richard Cavigan resigneddirector
- 1999-06-30➖HAWKER, Patrick Cavigan resignedsecretary
- 1999-06-30➖HAWKER, Patrick Cavigan resigneddirector
- 1998-11-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1998-09-01➕HAWKER, Patrick Cavigan appointedsecretary
- 1998-09-01➕HAWKER, Patrick Cavigan appointeddirector
- 1998-08-17➕MCLAREN, Robert William appointeddirector
- 1998-08-14➕ROGER, Uwe appointeddirector
- 1998-07-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 2KM (UK) LIMITED
- 1998-07-09➕MCLAREN, Robert William appointedsecretary
- 1998-07-09➕WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-07-09➖WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1998-07-09➕HAWKER, Jeremy Richard Cavigan appointeddirector
- 1998-07-09➕WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1998-07-09➖WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- 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
2km (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
2km (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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2KM (UK) LIMITED
This company · 03595349
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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2km (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 50–75% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 12/07/2022 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Uwe Röegerceased 12/07/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1998-07-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC28960 — SIC 28960
Registered office
19 Highfield Road
Edgbaston
Birmingham
B15 3BH
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
MCLAREN, Robert William→
Activesecretary · appointed 1998-07-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HALTON, Andrew→
Activedirector · ~52y · appointed 2016-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCLAREN, Robert William→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 1998-08-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAWKER, Patrick Cavigan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 1999-06-30
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-07-09 · resigned 1998-07-09
HAWKER, Jeremy Richard Cavigan→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 1998-07-09 · resigned 2002-07-23
HAWKER, Patrick Cavigan→
Resigneddirector · ~94y · appointed 1998-09-01 · resigned 1999-06-30
ROGER, Uwe→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1998-08-14 · resigned 2022-12-29
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-07-09 · resigned 1998-07-09
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Mortgages & charges
5
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/09/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 22/07/2013 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Charge of deposit | 1 property | 31/01/2011 | — | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 19/03/2003 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 03/11/1998 | 20/04/2011 |
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Recent filings (90 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-10-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2022-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13