KILTANE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC175001 · ltd · incorporated 1997-04-30
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£20.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 56). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
15 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 28.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (75/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
15 charges (15/15 with lender, 15/15 with type)
90
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
12 connected companies via shared directors
81
Filing history
146 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £20,061,868
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£4.6m
Net Worth
£20m
Current Assets
£17m
Current Liabilities
—
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £22.35M |
| Current assets | £16.75M |
| Cash | £4.61M |
| Debtors | £3.54M |
| Net assets | £20.06M |
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
11
filings
- • 5 mortgage
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 incorporation
Last 90 days
12
filings
- • 5 mortgage
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 incorporation
Last 180 days
12
filings
- • 5 mortgage
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 incorporation
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (67 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-04-23📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-04-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-04-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2026-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2026-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2026-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2026-04-22🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-30📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-01-29🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2025-01-07📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-01-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-16➖KEANE, John Stephen resigneddirector
- 2024-03-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2024-01-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-01-30🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-07🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2018-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2018-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2018-10-03🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2018-06-13🔓Charge satisfied #7
- 2018-06-07➕KEANE, Karisma appointedsecretary
- 2018-06-07➖KEANE, James Mark resignedsecretary
- 2018-05-31🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-05-31🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-05-31🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2018-05-24🔒Charge registered #10Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-11-30➕KEANE, Karisma appointeddirector
- 2014-09-30➖LANE, Isobel resigneddirector
- 2013-11-21🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2013-11-11🔒Charge registered #9Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2013-11-11🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2013-10-21🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Aib Group (UK) PLC
- 2012-01-18🔒Charge registered #6Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2008-03-12🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2007-05-01➕LANE, Isobel appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 67 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Slievemore Properties (Old Town) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Slievemore Properties (Old Town) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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KILTANE LIMITED
This company · SC175001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Slievemore Properties (Old Town) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 15/04/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Slievemore Capital Holdings Ltdceased 15/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr James Mark Keaneceased 15/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAY YOUR WAY CARPETS LIMITED→ SC852229 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PETER STORE LTD→ SC630634 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| PI DRUM SHOP LIMITED→ SC595912 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| PINK POODLE LIMITED→ SC237375 · est 2002 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| PLUSH LINEN LTD→ SC810222 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| PRINT TO CUT LTD→ SC765929 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| PROPER DARTS LTD→ SC852444 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RAJPOOTEMPIRE LTD→ SC777075 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| RANNOCH FURNITURE GROUP LTD→ SC686044 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| RAVVI LTD→ SC761987 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| RAW DOG FOOD DIRECT LTD→ SC873692 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RAW PAWS GLASGOW LTD→ SC860767 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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6 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
Incorporated1997-04-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Registered office
Caledonia House
89 Seaward Street
Glasgow
G41 1HJ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-20
Last: 2026-04-06
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
Active
KEANE, James Mark→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 1997-06-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEANE, Karisma→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2015-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KEANE, James Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-19 · resigned 2018-06-07
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-04-30 · resigned 1997-06-19
KEANE, John Stephen→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1997-06-19 · resigned 2024-06-16
LANE, Isobel→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2007-05-01 · resigned 2014-09-30
TAYLOR, Ian William Gardner→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1998-04-14 · resigned 2007-01-12
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-04-30 · resigned 1997-06-19
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Mortgages & charges
15
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:15 of 15 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 29/01/2025 | 22/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/12/2018 | 30/01/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2018 | 22/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2018 | 22/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/05/2018 | 22/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/05/2018 | 22/04/2026 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/11/2013 | 03/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 11/11/2013 | 03/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2013 | 13/06/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 18/01/2012 | 03/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/02/2007 | 03/10/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 25/09/2003 | 21/11/2013 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Floating charge | 3 properties | 14/06/2001 | 28/08/2003 | |
| satisfied | Aib Group (UK) Aib Group (UK) PLC | Standard security | 2 properties | 23/11/1999 | 12/03/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 19/06/1997 | 20/09/2006 |
Recent filings (146 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-04-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-04-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-23
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-22
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-01-30