KENTFORD LIMITED
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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 →Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-17📄auditors-resignation-companyauditors · AUD
- 2023-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-04-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-12-15📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-08➖LOWRY, John Charles resigneddirector
- 2022-09-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2009-09-03➕LOWRY, Christopher Thomas John appointeddirector
- 2009-05-26➖KANE, Dorothy May resignedsecretary
- 2009-05-26➖HARRISON, Malcolm Joseph resigneddirector
- 2009-05-26➖KANE, Dorothy May resigneddirector
- 2009-05-26➕LOWRY, John Charles appointeddirector
- 2009-04-16🏢Company incorporatedAs KENTFORD LIMITED
- 2009-04-16➕KANE, Dorothy May appointedsecretary
- 2009-04-16➕HARRISON, Malcolm Joseph appointeddirector
- 2009-04-16➕KANE, Dorothy May appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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
cleanGroup structure
The John Lowry Life Settlement 1997 Trust holds majority control (50-75%). Likely parent but not wholly-owned.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
The John Lowry Life Settlement 1997 Trust Corporate entity | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares · trust interest | 03/01/2024 |
Mr Christopher Thomas John Lowry Individual · British · DOB 03/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 05/01/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Charles Lowryceased 05/01/2023· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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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