KILGP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC178378 · ltd · incorporated 1997-09-01
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒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
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueProperty-backed borrower with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). 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 (45/100).
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Refinance opportunity
45 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 28.3y
25/100
too messy
Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
45 charges (45/45 with lender, 45/45 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
17 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
191 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 200 |
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
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (122 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-10-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2021-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-12-01📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-12-01🔓Charge satisfied #37
- 2016-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2016-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #45
- 2016-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #44
- 2016-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #43
- 2016-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #42
- 2016-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #41
- 2016-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #40
- 2016-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #39
- 2016-09-08🔓Charge satisfied #38
- 2012-10-11🔒Charge registered #45Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L
- 2012-10-11🔒Charge registered #44Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L
- 2012-10-11🔒Charge registered #43Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L
- 2012-10-11🔒Charge registered #42Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L
- 2012-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #32
- 2012-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #27
- 2012-09-29🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2012-09-18🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2012-09-12🔓Charge satisfied #34
- 2012-09-12🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2012-09-05🔒Charge registered #41Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L
- 2012-09-05🔒Charge registered #40Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L.
- 2012-09-05🔒Charge registered #39Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L.
- 2012-09-05🔒Charge registered #38Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L.
- 2012-09-05🔓Charge satisfied #36
- 2012-08-31🔒Charge registered #37Lender: Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L.
- 2012-08-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #33
- 2012-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #30
- 2012-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #29
- 2012-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #28
- 2012-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #26
- 2012-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #25
- 2012-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2012-07-27🔓Charge satisfied #23
Showing most recent 50 of 122 events
Owner dependency
91/100
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 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
96/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
Klg Companies Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Klg Companies Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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KILGP LIMITED
This company · SC178378
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Klg Companies Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-09-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
19 Rutland Square
Edinburgh
EH1 2BB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-03
Last: 2025-07-20
Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)
Active
BURNS, Keith Patrick→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2006-07-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, Patrick→
Activedirector · ~74y · appointed 1997-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KELLY, Peter→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-02-06 · resigned 2003-08-26
MURRAY, Sheena Pearl→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-08-26 · resigned 2005-11-07
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL & HARLEY→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 1998-02-18
BLACK, Douglas Maclean→
Resignednominee-director · ~67y · appointed 1997-09-01 · resigned 1997-10-13
MARTIN, Darren Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2006-07-11 · resigned 2012-06-30
MARTIN, Darren→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2005-04-01
WILSON, John Dickson→
Resigneddirector · ~77y · appointed 1997-10-13 · resigned 2005-02-24
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Mortgages & charges
45
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:45 of 45 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L | Assignation of rents | 1 property | 11/10/2012 | 08/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L | Assignation of rents | 1 property | 11/10/2012 | 08/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L | Assignation of rents | 1 property | 11/10/2012 | 08/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L | Assignation of rents | 1 property | 11/10/2012 | 08/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L | Standard security | 1 property | 05/09/2012 | 08/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L. | Standard security | 1 property | 05/09/2012 | 08/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L. | Standard security | 1 property | 05/09/2012 | 08/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L. | Standard security | 1 property | 05/09/2012 | 08/09/2016 | |
| satisfied | Longbow Investment No.2 S.A.R.L. | Floating charge | 1 property | 31/08/2012 | 01/12/2016 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 12/12/2011 | 05/09/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/2009 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 15/10/2009 | 29/09/2012 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Assignation of rents | 1 property | 14/10/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 08/10/2009 | 12/09/2012 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/07/2009 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/05/2009 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/05/2009 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/05/2009 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/05/2009 | 29/09/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/05/2009 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 13/05/2009 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/02/2008 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 06/02/2008 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 04/02/2008 | 18/09/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 22/01/2008 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/12/2007 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/11/2007 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 17/08/2007 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 15/01/2007 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 04/01/2007 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 27/12/2006 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 07/11/2006 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 19/10/2006 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 09/10/2006 | 12/09/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 10/08/2006 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 25/07/2006 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 24/07/2006 | 29/09/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 06/06/2005 | 06/10/2005 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 11/03/2004 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 04/09/2003 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 19/02/2002 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 19/02/2002 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 06/07/2001 | 27/07/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Floating charge | 1 property | 13/07/1999 | 18/08/2012 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 09/02/1998 | 15/11/1999 |
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