D & A KIDD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06126236 · ltd · incorporated 2007-02-23
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
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.02M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45190
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.7y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
74 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,018,303
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£944k
Net Worth
£2.0m
Current Assets
£2.8m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £2.61M |
| Current assets | £2.82M |
| Cash | £944.2k |
| Debtors | £348.2k |
| Net assets | £2.02M |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
7
filings
- • 2 capital
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-05-30📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-25📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-23📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2026-03-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-05📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-04➕KIDD, Matthew Andrew appointeddirector
- 2025-01-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-01-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-10-29📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-10-27🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2024-10-25➖KIDD, David Wilfred resigneddirector
- 2024-10-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-10-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-10-01➕KIDD, Janet Anne appointedsecretary
- 2024-10-01➖KIDD, David Wilfred resignedsecretary
- 2024-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-30📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2023-05-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-03-31📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2022-03-31📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2007-02-23🏢Company incorporatedAs D & A KIDD LIMITED
- 2007-02-23➕KIDD, Andrew Richard appointeddirector
- 2007-02-23➕KIDD, David Wilfred appointedsecretary
- 2007-02-23➕YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-23➖YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2007-02-23➕KIDD, David Wilfred appointeddirector
- 2007-02-23➕YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2007-02-23➖YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
99/100
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KIDD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
19/100
No succession signalNo meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KIDD, Matthew Andrew (same surname) appointed 2025-02-04. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- 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
D & A Kidd (Cumbria) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
D & A Kidd (Cumbria) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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D & A KIDD LIMITED
This company · 06126236
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
D & A Kidd (Cumbria) Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 25/10/2024 |
Andrew Richard Kidd Individual · British · DOB 04/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 31/01/2017 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr David Wilfred Kiddceased 25/10/2024· 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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-02-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45190 — SIC 45190
Registered office
The Keld, Plumpton
Penrith
Cumbria
CA11 9PF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
Active
KIDD, Andrew Richard→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2007-02-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIDD, Matthew Andrew→
Activedirector · ~29y · appointed 2025-02-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KIDD, David Wilfred→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2024-10-01
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2007-02-23
KIDD, David Wilfred→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2024-10-25
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-02-23 · resigned 2007-02-23
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 27/10/2024 | — |
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Recent filings (74 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-05-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-22
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-25
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2026-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-12
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-10-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-10-21