KIRKTON CONTROLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC156364 · ltd · incorporated 1995-03-06

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 26512

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 27.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 27.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

18 officers (10 active, 18 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

121 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Average employees	42	3700

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand

2026-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-03-19
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2025-03-12
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-03-12
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mortgage-alter-floating-charge-with-number
mortgage · 466(Scot)
2025-02-05
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2024-03-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-31
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-23
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-03-23
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-23
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-14
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HADDOCK, Calum appointed
director
2023-03-14
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KACZALEK, Jacek Romuald appointed
director
2023-03-14
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MEEHAN, Thomas Patrick appointed
director
2023-03-14
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MUIR, Duncan Joseph appointed
director
2023-03-14
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STEWART, Ian appointed
director
2023-03-14
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Malcolm Haddock
2023-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-12-09
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-02-07
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2016-02-05
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HADDOCK, Margaret appointed
director
2016-02-05
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HART, Elaine appointed
director
2008-04-24
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-04-03
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Trustees of the Kirkton Controls Limited 2007 Ssas
2007-12-31
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HART, Colin appointed
secretary
2007-12-31
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HART, Eric resigned
secretary
2007-12-31
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HART, Eric resigned
director
2000-10-26
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HADDOCK, Malcolm appointed
director
2000-10-26
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HART, Colin appointed
director
2000-10-26
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HART, Eric appointed
secretary
2000-10-26
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MONTGOMERY, Irene resigned
secretary
2000-10-26
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MONTGOMERY, Gary Ronald resigned
director
1999-06-03
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MONTGOMERY, Irene appointed
secretary
1999-06-03
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WESTHEAD, William resigned
secretary
1999-06-03
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WESTHEAD, William resigned
director
1999-02-16
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1995-03-06
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Company incorporated
As KIRKTON CONTROLS LIMITED
1995-03-06
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WESTHEAD, William appointed
secretary
1995-03-06
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-03-06
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OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1995-03-06
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HART, Eric appointed
director

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Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HADDOCK, Calum (same surname) appointed 2023-03-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 31 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Kirkton Controls Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kirkton Controls Holdings Limited

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

ultimate parent

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KIRKTON CONTROLS LIMITED

This company · SC156364

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
Kirkton Controls Holdings Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Malcolm Haddockceased 06/04/2016· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
Colin Hartceased 06/04/2016· 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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1995-03-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC26512 — SIC 26512

Registered office

The Rear Of 33

Main Street

Holytown

North Lanarkshire

ML1 4TH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-18

Last: 2026-03-04