KERR BARRIE NOMINEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC165163 · ltd · incorporated 1996-04-24
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueDormant / non-trading with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
85 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-10📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-02-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-25➖MANSON, Margaret Rose resigneddirector
- 2019-04-25📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-04-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2018-04-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-04-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-02-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-02-08📄appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP02
- 2018-02-08📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2017-11-01➕MITCHELLS ROBERTON LTD appointedcorporate-director
- 2017-11-01➖KERR BARRIE resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-11-01➖GARGAN, Isabel Moira resigneddirector
- 2016-07-01➖SHINWELL, Maurice Adrian, Sir resigneddirector
- 2004-07-01➕GARGAN, Isabel Moira appointeddirector
- 2003-12-31➖SPEIRS, Owen Hector resigneddirector
- 1996-05-21➕MCLELLAN, Martin David appointeddirector
- 1996-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs KERR BARRIE NOMINEES LIMITED
- 1996-04-24➕KERR BARRIE appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1996-04-24➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-04-24➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-04-24➕MANSON, Margaret Rose appointeddirector
- 1996-04-24➕SHINWELL, Maurice Adrian, Sir appointeddirector
- 1996-04-24➕SPEIRS, Owen Hector appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Mitchells Roberton Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Mitchells Roberton Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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KERR BARRIE NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · SC165163
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 |
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Mitchells Roberton Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 11/11/2017 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Martin David Mclellanceased 11/11/2017· 25-50% voting · firm interest
- Ms Margaret Rose Mansonceased 11/11/2017· 25-50% voting · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-04-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company
Registered office
George House
36 North Hanover Street
Glasgow
G1 2AD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-08
Last: 2025-04-24
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
MCLELLAN, Martin David→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 1996-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MITCHELLS ROBERTON LTD→
Activecorporate-director · appointed 2017-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KERR BARRIE→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 2017-11-01
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 1996-04-24
GARGAN, Isabel Moira→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2017-11-01
MANSON, Margaret Rose→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 2019-04-25
SHINWELL, Maurice Adrian, Sir→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 2016-07-01
SPEIRS, Owen Hector→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 1996-04-24 · resigned 2003-12-31
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Recent filings (85 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-04-25