KIPPEN CAMPBELL NOMINEES LIMITED

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SC122189 · ltd · incorporated 1989-12-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-22
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  2. 2025-01-19
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-10-05
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  5. 2021-05-11
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  6. 2021-03-12
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  7. 2020-06-15
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  8. 2019-05-20
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  9. 2018-08-22
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  10. 2018-08-22
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  17. 2018-06-13
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  18. 2018-05-01
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    MCCARTNEY, Sally Ann appointed
    director
  19. 2018-04-30
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    LAMOND, Douglas resigned
    director
  20. 2009-05-01
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    KIPPEN CAMPBELL LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2009-04-30
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    KIPPEN CAMPBELL WS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2004-05-01
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    NAPIER, Alistair Graham resigned
    director
  23. 2002-08-01
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    MCLAREN, Steven George appointed
    director
  24. 2002-08-01
    ➕
    WIGHTMAN, Susan Jane appointed
    director
  25. 2001-10-31
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    BEATON, Deirdre Anne resigned
    director
  26. 1998-11-16
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    BEATON, Deirdre Anne appointed
    director
  27. 1989-12-29
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    Company incorporated
    As KIPPEN CAMPBELL NOMINEES LIMITED
  28. 1989-12-29
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    KIPPEN CAMPBELL WS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 1989-12-29
    ➕
    LAMOND, Douglas appointed
    director
  30. 1989-12-29
    ➕
    NAPIER, Alistair Graham appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)

Group structure

Kippen Campbell Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kippen Campbell Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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KIPPEN CAMPBELL NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · SC122189

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kippen Campbell Llp
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control30/04/2018
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Steven Mclarenceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Susan Jane Wightmanceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr Douglas Lamondceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1989-12-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

48 Tay Street,
Perth
PH1 5TR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

KIPPEN CAMPBELL LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTNEY, Sally Ann→
director · ~53y · appointed 2018-05-01
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Active
MCLAREN, Steven George→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-08-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WIGHTMAN, Susan Jane→
director · ~62y · appointed 2002-08-01
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Active
KIPPEN CAMPBELL WS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1989-12-29 · resigned 2009-04-30
Resigned
BEATON, Deirdre Anne→
director · ~77y · appointed 1998-11-16 · resigned 2001-10-31
Resigned
LAMOND, Douglas→
director · ~77y · appointed 1989-12-29 · resigned 2018-04-30
Resigned
NAPIER, Alistair Graham→
director · ~82y · appointed 1989-12-29 · resigned 2004-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

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2026-01-22
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-19
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2024-08-22
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2023-09-20
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accounts · AA
2023-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-11
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officers · CH04
2021-03-12
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-25
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accounts · AA
2020-06-15
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-16
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accounts · AA
2019-05-20