KILPATRICK & WALKER NOMINEES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC170007 · ltd · incorporated 1996-11-20
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
73 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £2
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£2
~ YoY
Current Assets
£2
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £2 | £2 |
| Current assets | £2 | £2 |
| Net assets | £2 | £2 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-31➖GRAY, Jennifer Sarah resigneddirector
- 2023-12-22📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-12-21➕WALKER, John Kelvin appointedsecretary
- 2023-12-21➖WALKER, John resignedsecretary
- 2023-12-21📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-09-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-14📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2022-01-14📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-04-02➖WALKER, Agnes Morrison resignedsecretary
- 2021-04-02➕WALKER, John appointedsecretary
- 2021-02-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-31➖KILPATRICK, Nicholas Colin resigneddirector
- 2017-06-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-06-01➕GRAY, Jennifer Sarah appointeddirector
- 1999-05-18➕WALKER, Agnes Morrison appointedsecretary
- 1999-05-18➖WALKER, John resignedsecretary
- 1996-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs KILPATRICK & WALKER NOMINEES LIMITED
- 1996-11-20➕WALKER, John appointeddirector
- 1996-11-20➕WALKER, John appointedsecretary
- 1996-11-20➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-11-20➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1996-11-20➕KILPATRICK, Nicholas Colin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WALKER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
85/100
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 63. 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 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr John Walker Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1996-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
First Floor 4 Wellington Square
Ayr
Ayrshire
KA7 1EN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-03
Last: 2025-12-20
Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)
WALKER, John Kelvin→
Activesecretary · appointed 2023-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 1996-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WALKER, Agnes Morrison→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-05-18 · resigned 2021-04-02
WALKER, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2021-04-02 · resigned 2023-12-21
WALKER, John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-11-20 · resigned 1999-05-18
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1996-11-20 · resigned 1996-11-20
GRAY, Jennifer Sarah→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-01 · resigned 2023-12-31
KILPATRICK, Nicholas Colin→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 1996-11-20 · resigned 2018-05-31
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Recent filings (73 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-19
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-12-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-01-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-14