KAIRDSON TYRES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC055480 · ltd · incorporated 1974-04-18
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£306.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45200
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45320Retail trade of motor vehicle parts and accessories
- 77110Renting and leasing of cars and light motor vehicles
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 35.6y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 35.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
108 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £306,833
Cash YoY
-2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£282k
↓ 2.4% YoY
Net Worth
£307k
↑ 5.6% YoY
Current Assets
£364k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £306.8k | £290.7k |
| Current assets | £364.4k | £364.2k |
| Cash | £282.5k | £289.3k |
| Debtors | £45.9k | £43.9k |
| Net assets | £306.8k | £290.7k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-31📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-04-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-08📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2021-05-01📄dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspendeddissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
- 2021-04-27📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2020-01-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2019-12-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-02➖KINNAIRD, Olive resigneddirector
- 2019-10-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2001-05-09➖ESSLEMONT & CAMERON resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1999-05-25🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1992-04-01➕ESSLEMONT & CAMERON appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1992-04-01➖ESSLEMONT CRAIGENS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 1990-09-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1988-12-31➕KINNAIRD, Michael appointedsecretary
- 1974-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs KAIRDSON TYRES LIMITED
Owner dependency
90/100
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 52 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Neil Kinnaird Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Michael Kinnaird Individual · British · DOB 07/1958 · age 68 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Olive Kinnairdceased 02/11/2019· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| FRASERBURGH MOTORS LTD→ SC732725 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1974-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200
Registered office
Hospital Road
Ellon
Aberdeenshire
AB4 9AW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18
Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
ESSLEMONT & CAMERON→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1992-04-01 · resigned 2001-05-09
ESSLEMONT CRAIGENS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 1992-04-01
KINNAIRD, Olive→
Resigneddirector · ~97y · resigned 2019-11-02
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 25/05/1999 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 10/09/1990 | — |
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Recent filings (108 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-04-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-20