KINGSWOOD HOMES (UK) LTD
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 8 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
22 live charges · 8 lenders · oldest 16.2y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 16.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 8 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £18.20M |
| Gross profit | £1.70M |
| Operating profit | £242.6k |
| Average employees | 2300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (84 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-29🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England)
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-03-01➕MORE, Gordon Lennie Truman appointeddirector
- 2023-02-22➖LEWIS-WARD, Adele Marie resigneddirector
- 2023-02-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-11➕SALT, Matthew James appointeddirector
- 2022-11-04📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-11➖SALT, Alastair Bennet Fallows resigneddirector
- 2022-09-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-15➕LEWIS-WARD, Adele Marie appointeddirector
- 2022-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-10📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2020-11-10📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2020-10-05➕BULLOUGH, Stuart Stephen appointeddirector
- 2020-09-28🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England)
- 2020-08-13🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2020-06-01🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2020-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2020-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2020-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2020-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2019-07-01➕WINDERS, Joel appointeddirector
- 2019-03-29➖HEATON, Stephen resigneddirector
- 2019-01-30🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2018-08-01➕BARRINGTON-FORTUNE, Andrea Mary appointeddirector
- 2018-08-01🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2018-07-18🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited (As Securty Trustee)
- 2018-06-05🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2018-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2018-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2018-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2018-01-05🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2017-11-02🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2017-07-28🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2017-05-23🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-05-23🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-01-30🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2017-01-30🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Lpj (Holdings) Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lpj (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/10/2020 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Leon Paul Jonesceased 08/10/2020· 25-50% shares
- Mr Alastair Bennet Fallows Saltceased 11/10/2022· 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.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Filing status
Officers (6 active · 8 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England) | A registered charge | — | 29/03/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Homes and Communities Agency (Trading as Homes England) | A registered charge | — | 28/09/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/01/2019 | 09/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited (As Securty Trustee) | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/07/2018 | 09/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/07/2017 | 05/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/05/2017 | 09/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/05/2017 | 09/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 30/01/2017 | 05/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/01/2017 | 05/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | John Quicke | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/10/2016 | 01/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Jonathan Howarth | A registered charge | — | 15/09/2016 | 02/11/2017 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 24/02/2016 | 05/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/10/2015 | 05/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/07/2015 | 21/06/2016 | |
| satisfied | Jonathan Howarth | A registered charge | 1 property | 17/11/2014 | 21/06/2016 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 12/09/2014 | 27/07/2015 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/08/2014 | 13/08/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/04/2013 | 27/07/2015 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 05/04/2013 | 27/07/2015 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 31/01/2013 | 01/06/2020 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 19/04/2010 | 13/10/2012 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/03/2010 | 13/10/2012 |