KINGSCOURT CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
NI050597 · ltd · incorporated 2004-05-07
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 77). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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 accounts
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-16
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  3. 2023-07-04
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  4. 2022-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  5. 2021-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-07-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2019-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-05-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2016-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-05-16
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  14. 2015-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2013-08-01
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    MCCANDLESS, Ross James resigned
    director
  16. 2012-09-01
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    HIGGINS, Derek appointed
    director
  17. 2011-12-06
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    GILLEN, Graham Alan resigned
    secretary
  18. 2011-12-06
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    CLULOW, David resigned
    director
  19. 2011-12-06
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    GILLEN, Graham Alan resigned
    director
  20. 2011-12-06
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    MCCANDLESS, Ross James appointed
    director
  21. 2010-02-11
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    CLULOW, David appointed
    director
  22. 2010-02-11
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    CRUMMEY, Mary Margaret Anne resigned
    director
  23. 2008-05-31
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    GILLEN, Graham Alan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-05-31
    ➖
    MCKEVITT, Francis Aidan resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-05-31
    ➕
    GILLEN, Graham Alan appointed
    director
  26. 2008-05-31
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    MCKEVITT, Francis Aidan resigned
    director
  27. 2004-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As KINGSCOURT CLOSE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
  28. 2004-05-07
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    MCKEVITT, Francis Aidan appointed
    secretary
  29. 2004-05-07
    ➕
    CRUMMEY, Mary Margaret Anne appointed
    director
  30. 2004-05-07
    ➕
    MCKEVITT, Francis Aidan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-05-07
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

12 Mill Road
Ballyclare
BT39 9DY
Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last: 2025-07-01

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HIGGINS, Derek→
director · ~77y · appointed 2012-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILLEN, Graham Alan→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-31 · resigned 2011-12-06
Resigned
MCKEVITT, Francis Aidan→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2008-05-31
Resigned
CLULOW, David→
director · ~66y · appointed 2010-02-11 · resigned 2011-12-06
Resigned
CRUMMEY, Mary Margaret Anne→
director · ~81y · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2010-02-11
Resigned
GILLEN, Graham Alan→
director · ~52y · appointed 2008-05-31 · resigned 2011-12-06
Resigned
MCCANDLESS, Ross James→
director · ~44y · appointed 2011-12-06 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned
MCKEVITT, Francis Aidan→
director · ~61y · appointed 2004-05-07 · resigned 2008-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-07-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-05-22