THE KOUNSIL LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC201177 · ltd · incorporated 1999-11-01
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
15 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
69 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-06-25
    ➕
    BREMNER, Michelle appointed
    secretary
  4. 2024-06-25
    ➕
    MACCOLL, Ethan John appointed
    director
  5. 2024-06-25
    ➖
    BREMNER, Michelle resigned
    director
  6. 2024-06-25
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  7. 2024-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2024-06-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-12-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-10-12
    ➕
    BREMNER, Michelle appointed
    director
  13. 2021-10-12
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2021-10-08
    ➖
    MACCOLL, Janice Winifred resigned
    secretary
  15. 2021-10-08
    ➖
    MACCOLL, Janice Winifred resigned
    director
  16. 2021-10-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  17. 2021-10-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-10-08
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-08-05
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  20. 2021-08-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 1999-11-16
    ➕
    MACCOLL, Alexander James appointed
    director
  24. 1999-11-16
    ➕
    MACCOLL, Janice Winifred appointed
    secretary
  25. 1999-11-16
    ➖
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1999-11-16
    ➕
    MACCOLL, Janice Winifred appointed
    director
  27. 1999-11-16
    ➖
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 1999-11-01
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE KOUNSIL LTD
  29. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 1999-11-01
    ➕
    PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MACCOLL, Ethan John (same surname) appointed 2024-06-25. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 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 27 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Alexander James Maccoll
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1942 · age 84
50–75%
—50-75% shares30/10/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-11-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

18 Westhill Heights
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 6RY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-12
Last: 2026-01-29

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BREMNER, Michelle→
secretary · appointed 2024-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACCOLL, Alexander James→
director · ~84y · appointed 1999-11-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACCOLL, Ethan John→
director · ~21y · appointed 2024-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACCOLL, Janice Winifred→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2021-10-08
Resigned
PF & S (SECRETARIES) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 1999-11-16
Resigned
BREMNER, Michelle→
director · ~43y · appointed 2021-10-12 · resigned 2024-06-25
Resigned
MACCOLL, Janice Winifred→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-11-16 · resigned 2021-10-08
Resigned
PF & S (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-11-01 · resigned 1999-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-12