KOLMB (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 17.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · 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.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-443.6k | £-443.6k |
| Current assets | £61.1k | £61.1k |
| Cash | £2.5k | £2.5k |
| Net assets | £-443.6k | £-443.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-25📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2016-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-23📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-02-02📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2015-01-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2015-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2008-09-15🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2008-07-31🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 1996-04-15🏢Company incorporatedAs KOLMB (DEVELOPMENTS) LIMITED
- 1996-04-15➕MCGINN, Margaret appointedsecretary
- 1996-04-15➕MCGINN, Gerald appointeddirector
- 1996-04-15➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-04-15➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 30 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
cleanGroup structure
Gmg (Holdings) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gmg (Holdings) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
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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9 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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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2015 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/09/2008 | — | |
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 31/07/2008 | — |