KL HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC147187 · ltd · incorporated 1993-10-27
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
£209.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 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 · 2 lenders · oldest 32.5y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 32.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (87/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
99 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £209,474
Net assets shrinking
Down £480 YoY

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£209k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£1
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£42k£84k£126k£168k£210kSept 2023Sept 2024Sept 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-09-302024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£323.6k£324.1k£324.4k
Current assets£1£1£1
Net assets£209.5k£210.0k£210.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
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  2. 2025-06-28
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  3. 2024-06-28
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  4. 2023-06-27
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  5. 2022-09-20
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  6. 2021-03-26
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  7. 2020-09-28
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  8. 2019-06-13
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  9. 2018-08-06
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  10. 2017-08-22
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  11. 2016-06-21
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  12. 2016-05-24
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    AFZAL, Mohaqmmad resigned
    secretary
  13. 2016-05-24
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  14. 2016-05-19
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  15. 2015-08-18
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  16. 2015-05-19
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  17. 2007-08-31
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    BASHIR, Mohammed appointed
    director
  18. 2007-08-31
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    AFZAL, Mohaqmmad appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-08-31
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    THOMSON, James Easton resigned
    secretary
  20. 2007-08-31
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    SCOTT, Graeme Murdoch resigned
    director
  21. 2007-08-31
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    THOMSON, James Easton resigned
    director
  22. 1995-08-11
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 1995-05-15
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  24. 1993-12-17
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    FLINT, David resigned
    nominee-secretary
  25. 1993-12-17
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    THOMSON, James Easton appointed
    secretary
  26. 1993-12-17
    ➖
    DICKSON, Ian resigned
    nominee-director
  27. 1993-12-17
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    FLINT, David resigned
    nominee-director
  28. 1993-12-17
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    SCOTT, Graeme Murdoch appointed
    director
  29. 1993-12-17
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    THOMSON, James Easton appointed
    director
  30. 1993-12-17
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  31. 1993-10-27
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    Company incorporated
    As KL HOLDINGS LIMITED
  32. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    FLINT, David appointed
    nominee-secretary
  33. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    DICKSON, Ian appointed
    nominee-director
  34. 1993-10-27
    ➕
    FLINT, David appointed
    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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 33 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

Wise Pharmacies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wise Pharmacies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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KL HOLDINGS LIMITED
This company · SC147187

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
Wise Pharmacies Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-10-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

21 Macadam Place
South Newmoor
Irvine
Ayrshire
KA11 4HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-02
Last: 2026-05-19

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

BASHIR, Mohammed→
director · ~70y · appointed 2007-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AFZAL, Mohaqmmad→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-31 · resigned 2016-05-24
Resigned
FLINT, David→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-10-27 · resigned 1993-12-17
Resigned
THOMSON, James Easton→
secretary · appointed 1993-12-17 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned
DICKSON, Ian→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1993-10-27 · resigned 1993-12-17
Resigned
FLINT, David→
nominee-director · ~71y · appointed 1993-10-27 · resigned 1993-12-17
Resigned
SCOTT, Graeme Murdoch→
director · ~75y · appointed 1993-12-17 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned
THOMSON, James Easton→
director · ~82y · appointed 1993-12-17 · resigned 2007-08-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property15/05/1995—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property17/12/199311/08/1995
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Recent filings (99 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-05
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accounts · AA
2026-05-22
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2025-09-12
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accounts · AA
2025-06-28
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accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-24
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accounts · AA
2022-09-20
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
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accounts · AA
2021-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-13