KILOH ASSOCIATES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC147127 · ltd · incorporated 1993-10-25

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.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 31.9y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 31.9y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 31.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

106 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2025-07-15
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accounts · AA01
2025-02-04
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accounts · AA
2025-02-04
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-02-04
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-02-04
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-06-12
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-11-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-03
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officers · AP01
2023-07-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-03
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-03
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officers · AP01
2023-06-30
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ESTEBAN, Sergio appointed
director
2023-06-30
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METZGER, Steven appointed
director
2023-06-30
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PEPE, Robert appointed
director
2023-06-30
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ROLOSON, Jeffrey appointed
director
2023-06-30
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-05
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-01-14
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mortgage · MR05
2023-01-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-01-14
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Charge satisfied #1
2022-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-26
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2016-05-31
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BURKE, Stuart George appointed
director
2016-05-31
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MCLAREN, James Graham resigned
director
2016-05-31
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TURNBULL, David Thomas resigned
director
2013-03-31
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ANDERSON, John resigned
director
2012-03-31
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ROSE, John Frederick Hoath resigned
secretary
2008-03-31
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ROSE, John Frederick Hoath resigned
director
2006-09-01
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ANDERSON, John appointed
director
2006-09-01
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MCLAREN, James Graham appointed
director
2006-09-01
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TURNBULL, David Thomas appointed
director
2006-08-31
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KILOH, Ian resigned
director
2005-04-22
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LINN, William resigned
director
1994-05-30
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1994-04-08
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KILOH, Ian resigned
secretary
1994-04-08
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ROSE, John Frederick Hoath appointed
secretary
1993-10-25
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Company incorporated
As KILOH ASSOCIATES LIMITED
1993-10-25
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KILOH, Ian appointed
secretary
1993-10-25
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REID, Brian appointed
nominee-secretary
1993-10-25
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REID, Brian resigned
nominee-secretary
1993-10-25
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KILOH, Ian appointed
director
1993-10-25
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LINN, William appointed
director
1993-10-25
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MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
nominee-director
1993-10-25
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MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
nominee-director
1993-10-25
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ROSE, John Frederick Hoath appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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

Labella Associates Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Labella Associates Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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KILOH ASSOCIATES LIMITED

This company · SC147127

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
Labella Associates Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	31/05/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Stuart George Burkeceased 31/05/2017· 75-100% shares

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

Incorporated1993-10-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

Unit 6 Pitreavie Court

Pitreavie Business Park

Dunfermline

KY11 8UU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-14

Last: 2025-05-31