KINGFISHER EQUITIES LIMITED

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SC038883 · ltd · incorporated 1963-06-06
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£3.30M
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 87-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 87). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 54.0y

35/100
too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

  • · Oldest live charge is 54.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (5 active, 9 linked, 7 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
116 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.

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Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,297,391
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£798k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£3.3m
↑ 3.8% YoY
Current Assets
£1.5m
↑ 3.5% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£659k£1.3m£2.0m£2.6m£3.3mJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£5.05M£5.01M
Current assets£1.54M£1.49M
Cash£797.7k£800.1k
Debtors£523.0k£476.9k
Net assets£3.30M£3.18M

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (40 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2025-03-25
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  3. 2024-03-19
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-05-09
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2022-05-09
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2022-04-26
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2022-04-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  9. 2022-04-26
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  10. 2022-04-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2022-04-26
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    mortgage · MR01
  12. 2022-04-14
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  13. 2022-04-13
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  14. 2022-04-13
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2022-04-13
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  16. 2022-04-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2022-03-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-03-12
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    officers · CH01
  20. 2021-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  21. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  22. 2019-04-01
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-10-20
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    PRICE, Roger David resigned
    director
  24. 2016-01-22
    ➖
    WOLFSON, Leslie resigned
    director
  25. 2014-10-22
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    BEACH, Clifford resigned
    director
  26. 2012-02-01
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    WILSON, Susan Beranadette appointed
    director
  27. 2010-07-27
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    PRICE, Roger David appointed
    director
  28. 2008-05-15
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    Charge satisfied #3
  29. 2008-05-01
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    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 2008-04-16
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 2006-01-30
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  32. 2003-01-23
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    Charge satisfied #1
  33. 2003-01-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 1994-12-01
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    WATSON, Glen Stewart appointed
    director
  35. 1991-12-06
    ➕
    WATSON, Glen Stewart appointed
    secretary
  36. 1991-12-06
    ➕
    WATT, Alan James appointed
    director
  37. 1991-12-06
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    BEACH, Howard Jeremy resigned
    secretary
  38. 1991-05-02
    ➕
    BEACH, Clifford appointed
    director
  39. 1972-04-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  40. 1963-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As KINGFISHER EQUITIES LIMITED

Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 34 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 87 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 87 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 34 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 63 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 · 1 low
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alma Rosalind Wolfson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1942 · age 84
——board controlsig. influenceboard control · significant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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8 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
Incorporated1963-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

19 C/O Glen S Watson Fifth Floor
Waterloo Street
Glasgow
G2 6BQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-15
Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (5 active · 4 resigned)

WATSON, Glen Stewart→
secretary · appointed 1991-12-06
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Active
WATSON, Glen Stewart→
director · ~65y · appointed 1994-12-01
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Active
WATT, Alan James→
director · ~87y · appointed 1991-12-06
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Active
WILSON, Susan Beranadette→
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-02-01
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Active
WOLFSON, Alma Rosalind→
director · ~84y
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Active
BEACH, Howard Jeremy→
secretary · resigned 1991-12-06
Resigned
BEACH, Clifford→
director · ~98y · appointed 1991-05-02 · resigned 2014-10-22
Resigned
PRICE, Roger David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2010-07-27 · resigned 2017-10-20
Resigned
WOLFSON, Leslie→
director · ~97y · resigned 2016-01-22
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property14/04/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property13/04/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property13/04/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property13/04/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property13/04/2022—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property16/04/2008—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property30/01/200615/05/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property15/01/200301/05/2008
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property26/04/197223/01/2003
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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-30
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-05-09
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-05-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-26
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-04-26