KIMETSAN AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE COATINGS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC210150 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-18
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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year to Aug 2024
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-04-23
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  3. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  4. 2022-05-09
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    OZENSOY, Erol, Dr appointed
    director
  5. 2022-05-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-05-09
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    officers · AP01
  7. 2022-04-13
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    MARTIN, William resigned
    director
  8. 2022-04-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2021-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  11. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  12. 2017-09-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  13. 2016-09-09
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  14. 2016-04-14
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  15. 2015-09-04
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  16. 2015-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-31
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    OZENSOY, Erol, Doctor Chemical / Mechanical Engineering resigned
    director
  18. 2014-09-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  19. 2006-11-14
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    OZENSOY, Erol, Doctor Chemical / Mechanical Engineering appointed
    director
  20. 2006-07-20
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    OXENFORD, Andrew, Capt appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-07-20
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    MARTIN, William resigned
    secretary
  22. 2006-07-20
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    MARTIN, Stanley William Laidlaw resigned
    director
  23. 2003-06-01
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    MARTIN, Elizabeth Jane resigned
    director
  24. 2003-06-01
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    MARTIN, Margaret resigned
    director
  25. 2000-08-18
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    Company incorporated
    As KIMETSAN AEROSPACE AND DEFENCE COATINGS LTD.
  26. 2000-08-18
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    OXENFORD, Andrew, Capt appointed
    director
  27. 2000-08-18
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    MARTIN, William appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-08-18
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2000-08-18
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2000-08-18
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    MARTIN, Elizabeth Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2000-08-18
    ➕
    MARTIN, Margaret appointed
    director
  32. 2000-08-18
    ➕
    MARTIN, Stanley William Laidlaw appointed
    director
  33. 2000-08-18
    ➕
    MARTIN, William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 79 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 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Oxenford
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/08/2016

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
Incorporated2000-08-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72190 — Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering

Registered office

3 Skene House Court The Clock Tower
Lyne Of Skene
Westhill
Aberdeenshire
AB32 7BQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

OXENFORD, Andrew, Capt→
secretary · appointed 2006-07-20
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Active
OXENFORD, Andrew, Capt→
director · ~79y · appointed 2000-08-18
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Active
OZENSOY, Erol, Dr→
director · ~73y · appointed 2022-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, William→
secretary · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2006-07-20
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2000-08-18
Resigned
MARTIN, Elizabeth Jane→
director · ~54y · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2003-06-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Margaret→
director · ~92y · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2003-06-01
Resigned
MARTIN, Stanley William Laidlaw→
director · ~93y · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2006-07-20
Resigned
MARTIN, William→
director · ~64y · appointed 2000-08-18 · resigned 2022-04-13
Resigned
OZENSOY, Erol, Doctor Chemical / Mechanical Engineering→
director · ~73y · appointed 2006-11-14 · resigned 2015-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-08-31