BKM CONTROLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05136229 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-24
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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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£33.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
59 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £33,793
Net assets shrinking
Down £52,954 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£20k
Net Worth
£34k
↓ 61% YoY
Current Assets
£56k
↓ 53% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£24k£48k£72k£97k£121kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£61.9k£129.2k
Current assets£56.3k£120.7k
Cash£19.5k—
Debtors£33.2k—
Net assets£33.8k£86.7k

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-05
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    KIVELL, Craig appointed
    director
  4. 2024-06-05
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-10-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  10. 2019-03-11
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-31
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2016-01-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-05-29
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2015-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    BLACKMORE, Stephen appointed
    director
  18. 2009-06-01
    ➖
    BLACKMORE, Margaret Mary resigned
    director
  19. 2007-06-01
    ➕
    KIVELL, Craig appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-06-01
    ➖
    MACK, Kevin Michael resigned
    secretary
  21. 2004-06-24
    ➖
    KIVELL, Sarah Nicola resigned
    director
  22. 2004-05-24
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    Company incorporated
    As BKM CONTROLS LIMITED
  23. 2004-05-24
    ➕
    MACK, Kevin Michael appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-05-24
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-05-24
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2004-05-24
    ➕
    BLACKMORE, Margaret Mary appointed
    director
  27. 2004-05-24
    ➕
    KIVELL, Sarah Nicola appointed
    director
  28. 2004-05-24
    ➕
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2004-05-24
    ➖
    PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 66. 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 17 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Kivell
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
25–50%
—25-50% shares24/05/2016

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
Incorporated2004-05-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120

Registered office

Unit 5 Alpha Court Industrial
Estate Gorton Crescent
Windmill Lane Denton
Manchester
M34 3RB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

KIVELL, Craig→
secretary · appointed 2007-06-01
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Active
BLACKMORE, Stephen→
director · ~66y · appointed 2009-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KIVELL, Craig→
director · ~56y · appointed 2024-06-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACK, Kevin Michael→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2007-06-01
Resigned
PARAMOUNT COMPANY SEARCHES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2004-05-24
Resigned
BLACKMORE, Margaret Mary→
director · ~64y · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
KIVELL, Sarah Nicola→
director · ~54y · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2004-06-24
Resigned
PARAMOUNT PROPERTIES (UK) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-05-24 · resigned 2004-05-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-12-20