KINWARD LTD

💤Zombieactive
12394222 · ltd · incorporated 2020-01-09
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£11.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
  • 94990Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (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: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 4 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
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
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
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
77
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 £11,233

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£11k
↑ 74% YoY
Current Assets
£67
↓ 71% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£7k£9k£11kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£11.2k£6.5k
Current assets£67£232
Net assets£11.2k£6.5k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 change-of-name
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-05
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  2. 2025-09-26
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-09-15
    BLOCHOWIAK-MATUSZAK, Maria resigned
    director
  4. 2025-03-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-01-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2020-01-20
    BLOCHOWIAK-MATUSZAK, Maria appointed
    director
  11. 2020-01-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KINWARD LTD
  12. 2020-01-09
    MATUSZAK, Dawid appointed
    director
  13. 2020-01-09
    📄
    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

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-06-05: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Dawid Matuszak
Individual · British · DOB 01/1992 · age 34
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control09/01/2020

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
Incorporated2020-01-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47990 — Other retail sale not in stores, stalls or markets

Registered office

Vernon House
Vernon Street
Derby
DE1 1FR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MATUSZAK, Dawid
director · ~34y · appointed 2020-01-09
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Active
BLOCHOWIAK-MATUSZAK, Maria
director · ~77y · appointed 2020-01-20 · resigned 2025-09-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-24