KENT FACILITIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC136162 · ltd · incorporated 1992-01-23
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed property with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 31.4y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 31.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
34 officers (1 active, 34 linked, 25 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
188 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.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£1
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1 | £1 |
| Current assets | £1 | £1 |
| Net assets | £1 | £1 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (92 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-08-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-31➕MACNAMARA, Jamie appointeddirector
- 2025-07-31➖MCCABE, Gary John resigneddirector
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-10📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2022-03-10📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2022-03-10⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2022-03-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-28📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-03-31➖MACKINNON, Alan Barclay resigneddirector
- 2016-03-31➕MCCABE, Gary John appointeddirector
- 2016-03-31➖WELCH, Alastair James Macpherson resigneddirector
- 2014-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2014-09-24🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2014-05-30➖BUCHANAN, Charles Robert Scouler resigneddirector
- 2013-11-29➖MCLEOD, Grant Harrison resignedsecretary
- 2013-11-29➖COCHRANE, Iain William resigneddirector
- 2013-11-29➖FITZGERALD, Steven resigneddirector
- 2013-11-29➕MACKINNON, Alan Barclay appointeddirector
- 2013-11-29➖WALKER, Philip James resigneddirector
- 2013-11-29➕WELCH, Alastair James Macpherson appointeddirector
- 2013-11-29➖WILSON, Thomas Mackenzie resigneddirector
- 2013-11-29🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Manston Skyport Limited
- 2013-11-29🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Manston Skyport Limited
- 2013-10-14➖NEWMAN, David Arthur Ross resigneddirector
- 2012-05-23➕BUCHANAN, Charles Robert Scouler appointeddirector
- 2012-05-23➕WALKER, Philip James appointeddirector
- 2012-02-10➖MORRISON, Hugh Richmond Lloyd resigneddirector
- 2011-04-15➖RIDLEY-SMITH, Paul resigneddirector
- 2011-04-01➕WILSON, Thomas Mackenzie appointeddirector
- 2010-05-06➖CHANDLER, Christopher James resignedsecretary
- 2010-05-06➕MCLEOD, Grant Harrison appointedsecretary
- 2010-03-19➖CLARKE, Matthew Norman resigneddirector
- 2009-10-01➕COCHRANE, Iain William appointeddirector
- 2008-09-01➕CLARKE, Matthew Norman appointeddirector
- 2007-06-04➕CHANDLER, Christopher James appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-04➖SWEENIE, Andrew Graeme resignedsecretary
- 2007-03-01➖SEIDENSTUCKER, Matthias resigneddirector
- 2006-07-01➕SWEENIE, Andrew Graeme appointedsecretary
- 2006-07-01➖WHITE, Joyce Helen resignedsecretary
- 2005-12-15➕MORRISON, Hugh Richmond Lloyd appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 92 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 high ·1 insolvency-related filing on record
highFilings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2022-03-10: legacy
Group structure
Manston Skyport Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Manston Skyport Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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KENT FACILITIES LIMITED
This company · SC136162
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Manston Skyport Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-01-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
56 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 2LR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23
Officers (1 active · 33 resigned)
MACNAMARA, Jamie→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2025-07-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BECKWITH, Sheena Marion→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-04-29 · resigned 2002-04-10
CHANDLER, Christopher James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-04 · resigned 2010-05-06
JOHNSTON, John Michael→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-23 · resigned 1998-04-29
MCLEOD, Grant Harrison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2010-05-06 · resigned 2013-11-29
REID, Douglas John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-10-01 · resigned 1997-06-23
SWEENIE, Andrew Graeme→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-07-01 · resigned 2007-06-04
WHITE, Joyce Helen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-04-10 · resigned 2006-07-01
LYCIDAS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-01-23 · resigned 1996-10-01
BAILLIE, John→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2001-01-20 · resigned 2003-12-12
BECKWITH, Sheena Marion→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1999-06-18 · resigned 2002-04-10
BUCHANAN, Charles Robert Scouler→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2012-05-23 · resigned 2014-05-30
CLARKE, Matthew Norman→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2008-09-01 · resigned 2010-03-19
COCHRANE, Iain William→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2009-10-01 · resigned 2013-11-29
COCHRANE, Keith Robertson→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 1998-04-29 · resigned 2001-01-20
DAVIES, Clive Bartlett→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2001-01-20 · resigned 2003-12-12
FITZGERALD, Steven→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2005-01-31 · resigned 2013-11-29
HEALY, Brendan John Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1994-01-10 · resigned 1995-03-02
HUDSON, Matthew Chance→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1992-04-02 · resigned 1998-10-31
MACKINNON, Alan Barclay→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2013-11-29 · resigned 2016-03-31
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Manston Skyport Manston Skyport Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2013 | 24/09/2014 | |
| satisfied | Manston Skyport Manston Skyport Limited | A registered charge | 1 property | 29/11/2013 | 24/09/2014 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 20/01/2001 | 06/04/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 14/12/1994 | 24/01/2000 |
Recent filings (188 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2022-03-10
legacy
capital · SH20
2022-03-10
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2022-03-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-25