KILREA SERVICE STATION LTD
📈Growthactive
NI029028 · ltd · incorporated 1994-12-07
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 47300Retail sale of automotive fuel in specialised stores
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: conservative operator with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 56). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (70/100).
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Refinance opportunity
15 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 31.1y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
105 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
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 →Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £2,717,639
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 · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Profit before tax | £2.72M | £1.49M |
| Average employees | 14700 | 15800 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-09-25🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-13📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-04-08➖BRADLEY, Joanne Margaret resigneddirector
- 2018-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-01-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2018-01-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2016-08-05🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2015-10-01🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Northern Bank Limited
- 2007-08-16🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Henderson Wholesale Limited
- 2006-04-20🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2005-08-26🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2005-06-09🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2005-05-20🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2005-03-08🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2003-08-08🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2003-08-04🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2003-07-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2003-07-30🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2000-07-31🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 2000-07-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Ulster Bank Limited
- 1997-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1997-08-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Ulster Bank LTD
- 1995-04-13🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Northern Bank LTD
- 1994-12-07🏢Company incorporatedAs KILREA SERVICE STATION LTD
- 1994-12-07➕BRADLEY, Kenneth William appointedsecretary
- 1994-12-07➕BRADLEY, Kenneth William appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
Owner dependency
85/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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 ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kenneth William Bradley Individual · British · DOB 08/1970 · age 56 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ORRS BUTCHERS HOLYWOOD LIMITED→ NI686870 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| P.A. MCKEEVER LIMITED→ NI046467 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
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| PAI LOSE LTD→ NI707049 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| PAINTZ (NI) LIMITED→ NI060641 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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| PATTON WALLPAPERS (COLERAINE) LIMITED→ NI029191 · est 1995 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 31y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 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.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-12-07
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC47110 — Retail sale in non-specialised stores with food, beverages or tobacco predominating
Registered office
26 Garvagh Road
Kilrea
Coleraine
Co Londonderry
BT51 5QP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-17
Last: 2025-12-03
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
BRADLEY, Kenneth William→
Activesecretary · appointed 1994-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADLEY, Kenneth William→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1994-12-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BRADLEY, Joanne Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1994-12-07 · resigned 2019-04-08
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Mortgages & charges
15
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Northern Bank Northern Bank Limited | A registered charge | 4 properties | 01/10/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Henderson Wholesale Henderson Wholesale Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 16/08/2007 | 25/09/2024 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Standard security | 3 properties | 20/04/2006 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 26/08/2005 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 09/06/2005 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 20/05/2005 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Solicitors letter of undertaking | 2 properties | 08/03/2005 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited / Belfast | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 08/08/2003 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited / Belfast | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 04/08/2003 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 30/07/2003 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 30/07/2003 | 05/08/2016 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 31/07/2000 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank Limited | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 28/07/2000 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | NatWest Group Ulster Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 2 properties | 13/08/1997 | 08/01/2018 | |
| satisfied | Northern Bank Northern Bank LTD | Mortgage or charge | 1 property | 13/04/1995 | 03/10/1997 |
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Recent filings (105 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2020-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-12-05