KENTSTONE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11938366 · ltd · incorporated 2019-04-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
£100
Current Assets
£21k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-31
Total assets£2.7k
Current assets£20.8k
Cash£4.3k
Debtors£16.6k
Net assets£100

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
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 accounts
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-05-20
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-04-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2026-04-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-05-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-16
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-06-15
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-06-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-06-04
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-04-18
    ➖
    LAWSON, Anne resigned
    director
  14. 2019-04-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2019-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KENTSTONE ENGINEERING SERVICES LIMITED
  16. 2019-04-10
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Simon Iain appointed
    director
  17. 2019-04-10
    ➕
    LAWSON, Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2019-04-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Iain Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 08/1972 · age 54
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting10/04/2019

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
Incorporated2019-04-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

1 Kentstone Farm Cottages
Beal
Berwick Upon Tweed
Northumberland
TD15 2PE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-23
Last: 2026-04-09

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

HENDERSON, Simon Iain→
director · ~54y · appointed 2019-04-10
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Active
LAWSON, Anne→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-04-10 · resigned 2019-04-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (21 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-06-02
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-06-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-06-15