A KERRY SERVICES LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
12322131 · ltd · incorporated 2019-11-19
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 Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-life insurance
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 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
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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| Average employees | 600 | 500 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-12-04➕KERRY, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2020-10-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-08➖KERRY, Daniel John resigneddirector
- 2020-06-11📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-06-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-19🏢Company incorporatedAs A KERRY SERVICES LIMITED
- 2019-11-19➕KERRY, John William appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19➕KERRY, Scott Anthony appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19➕KERRY, Daniel John appointeddirector
- 2019-11-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KERRY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
Red flags
cleanNo 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John William Kerry Individual · English · DOB 07/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/11/2019 |
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.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-11-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC65120 — Non-life insurance
Registered office
3 Kings Court Newcomen Way
Severalls Industrial Park
Colchester
CO4 9RA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-29
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-09
Last: 2025-11-25
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
KERRY, Daniel John→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2020-12-04
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KERRY, John William→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2019-11-19
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KERRY, Scott Anthony→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2019-11-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KERRY, Daniel John→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2019-11-19 · resigned 2020-10-08
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-31
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-13