KERR NELSON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC176989 · ltd · incorporated 1997-07-07
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 29320
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 28.0y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 28.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
13 officers (1 active, 13 linked, 9 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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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
Metric2024-12-31
Average employees100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-07-13
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2017-05-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-04-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-03-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2016-02-12
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    CHAHAL, Sukhjinder Singh resigned
    secretary
  15. 2016-02-12
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    CHAHAL, Sukhjinder Singh resigned
    director
  16. 2015-07-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2010-11-06
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2007-12-21
    ➕
    TURNER, Ian Leslie appointed
    director
  20. 2007-12-21
    ➕
    CHAHAL, Sukhjinder Singh appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-12-21
    ➖
    STAPLES, Alison Jane resigned
    secretary
  22. 2007-12-21
    ➖
    BREAKELL, Steven Andrew resigned
    director
  23. 2007-12-21
    ➕
    CHAHAL, Sukhjinder Singh appointed
    director
  24. 2007-12-21
    ➖
    SCANES, Derrick John resigned
    director
  25. 2007-12-21
    ➖
    SCANES, Rodney Blake resigned
    director
  26. 2004-08-24
    ➕
    BREAKELL, Steven Andrew appointed
    director
  27. 2004-03-01
    ➖
    BIESEBROEK, John Charles resigned
    director
  28. 1999-09-06
    ➕
    BIESEBROEK, John Charles appointed
    director
  29. 1999-03-31
    ➖
    BATTY, John Anthony resigned
    director
  30. 1999-03-31
    ➖
    NELSON, Hugh Scandlers resigned
    director
  31. 1999-02-09
    ➖
    HAMILTON, Harold resigned
    secretary
  32. 1999-02-09
    ➕
    STAPLES, Alison Jane appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-02-09
    ➕
    SCANES, Rodney Blake appointed
    director
  34. 1999-02-01
    ➕
    SCANES, Derrick John appointed
    director
  35. 1998-09-23
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 1998-05-01
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  37. 1997-07-24
    ➕
    HAMILTON, Harold appointed
    secretary
  38. 1997-07-24
    ➕
    BATTY, John Anthony appointed
    director
  39. 1997-07-24
    ➕
    NELSON, Hugh Scandlers appointed
    director
  40. 1997-07-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KERR NELSON LIMITED
  41. 1997-07-07
    ➕
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  42. 1997-07-07
    ➖
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  43. 1997-07-07
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  44. 1997-07-07
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • 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

clean
No 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian Leslie Turner
Individual · British · DOB 12/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting07/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Margaret Turnerceased 10/04/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

8 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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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-07-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC29320 — SIC 29320

Registered office

C/O Thomas Barrie & Co Llp Atlantic House
1a Cadogan Street
Glasgow
G2 6QE

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-17
Last: 2025-07-03

Officers (1 active · 12 resigned)

TURNER, Ian Leslie→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-12-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAHAL, Sukhjinder Singh→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-21 · resigned 2016-02-12
Resigned
HAMILTON, Harold→
secretary · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1999-02-09
Resigned
REID, Brian→
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-07-07 · resigned 1997-07-07
Resigned
STAPLES, Alison Jane→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-09 · resigned 2007-12-21
Resigned
BATTY, John Anthony→
director · ~78y · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
BIESEBROEK, John Charles→
director · ~73y · appointed 1999-09-06 · resigned 2004-03-01
Resigned
BREAKELL, Steven Andrew→
director · ~63y · appointed 2004-08-24 · resigned 2007-12-21
Resigned
CHAHAL, Sukhjinder Singh→
director · ~58y · appointed 2007-12-21 · resigned 2016-02-12
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen→
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-07-07 · resigned 1997-07-07
Resigned
NELSON, Hugh Scandlers→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-07-24 · resigned 1999-03-31
Resigned
SCANES, Derrick John→
director · ~83y · appointed 1999-02-01 · resigned 2007-12-21
Resigned
SCANES, Rodney Blake→
director · ~81y · appointed 1999-02-09 · resigned 2007-12-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property23/09/1998—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property01/05/199806/11/2010
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Recent filings (111 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-10-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-19