D.A.KENNEDY (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED

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SC132298 · ltd · incorporated 1991-06-07
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£1.25M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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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
Asset-holding vehicle with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 20.3y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.3 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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
91 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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,253,352
Cash YoY
+117%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£116k
↑ 117% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
£133k
↑ 79% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£251k£501k£752k£1.0m£1.3mSept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-302024-09-30
Total assets£1.25M£1.20M
Current assets£133.4k£74.7k
Cash£116.0k£53.5k
Debtors£17.4k£21.2k
Net assets£1.25M£1.20M

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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  2. 2025-02-13
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  3. 2024-11-06
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  4. 2024-04-16
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  5. 2023-03-30
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  6. 2022-04-13
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  7. 2021-06-18
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  8. 2020-06-29
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  9. 2019-07-30
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  10. 2018-06-21
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  11. 2017-06-30
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  12. 2016-06-27
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  13. 2016-06-14
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  14. 2015-06-19
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  15. 2014-03-31
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    Charge satisfied #1
  16. 2006-03-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 1991-06-07
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    Company incorporated
    As D.A.KENNEDY (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED
  18. 1991-06-07
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Helen Pearson appointed
    secretary
  19. 1991-06-07
    ➕
    KENNEDY, Duncan Alexander appointed
    director
  20. 1991-06-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1991-06-07
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 1991-06-07
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 1991-05-07
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KENNEDY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 35 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 35 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Kennedy
Individual · British · DOB 09/1947 · age 79
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Helen Kennedy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1991-06-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Midfield Perth Road
Abernethy
Perth
PH2 9LW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KENNEDY, Helen Pearson→
secretary · appointed 1991-06-07
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Active
KENNEDY, Duncan Alexander→
director · ~79y · appointed 1991-06-07
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Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1991-06-07 · resigned 1991-06-07
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1991-06-07 · resigned 1991-05-07
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property12/03/200631/03/2014

Recent filings (91 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29