183 KEDLESTON LTD

💤Zombieactive
14354664 · ltd · incorporated 2022-09-13
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.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy cheaply — 2 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.
  • · Bankability: 60 → 70
  • · Filings: 20 → 22
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 2 positive signals vs 0 negative.

  • Bankability: 6070
  • Filings: 2022
Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · oldest 2.3y

10/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Newest facility, 2.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (88/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
22 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-05-05
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  3. 2026-05-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  4. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2025-03-19
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  7. 2025-03-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: A Wright Property Limited
  8. 2025-03-13
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: A Wright Property Limited
  9. 2024-06-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-03-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2024-03-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2024-03-15
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  13. 2024-03-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: A Wright Property Limited
  14. 2024-03-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: A Wright Property Limited
  15. 2024-02-27
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  16. 2024-02-19
    STRAFFORD, Matthew John resigned
    director
  17. 2024-02-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2024-02-19
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2023-11-06
    CRITCHLOW, Heather Louise resigned
    director
  20. 2023-11-06
    STRAFFORD, Matthew John appointed
    director
  21. 2023-11-06
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  22. 2023-11-06
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  23. 2023-11-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  24. 2023-11-06
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2022-09-13
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    Company incorporated
    As 183 KEDLESTON LTD
  26. 2022-09-13
    CHEUNG, Ka Shing appointed
    director
  27. 2022-09-13
    CRITCHLOW, Heather Louise appointed
    director
  28. 2022-09-13
    📄
    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.)

Group structure

Ka Shing Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ka Shing Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
183 KEDLESTON LTD
This company · 14354664

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ka Shing Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting13/09/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Malex Holdings Ltdceased 19/02/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Vida Property Holdings Limitedceased 06/11/2023· 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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10 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-09-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

1 Duffield Road
Derby
DE1 3BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

CHEUNG, Ka Shing
director · ~35y · appointed 2022-09-13
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Active
CRITCHLOW, Heather Louise
director · ~40y · appointed 2022-09-13 · resigned 2023-11-06
Resigned
STRAFFORD, Matthew John
director · ~39y · appointed 2023-11-06 · resigned 2024-02-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
A Wright Property / A Wright Investment
A Wright Property Limited / A Wright Investment LTD
A registered charge1 property13/03/2025
satisfied
A Wright Property / A Wright Investment
A Wright Property Limited / A Wright Investment LTD
A registered charge1 property13/03/202505/05/2026
outstanding
A Wright Property
A Wright Property Limited
A registered charge1 property15/03/2024
outstanding
A Wright Property
A Wright Property Limited
A registered charge14 properties15/03/2024
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Recent filings (22 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-06-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-20
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-03-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-19