KEM DRAWING SERVICES LTD.

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SC210482 · ltd · incorporated 2000-08-30
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£183.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Specialised design activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.8y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 2.8 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 1 with DOB)
73
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £183,520

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£64k
Net Worth
£184k
↑ 4.6% YoY
Current Assets
£239k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£48k£96k£144k£191k£239kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£255.4k£222.7k
Current assets£239.3k£213.9k
Cash£64.4k—
Debtors£174.9k—
Net assets£183.5k£175.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-18
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    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-27
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  4. 2023-09-12
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    officers · TM02
  5. 2023-08-21
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    mortgage · MR01
  6. 2023-08-09
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  7. 2023-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-01
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    MCLARDIE, John resigned
    secretary
  9. 2022-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  13. 2018-07-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
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  16. 2015-09-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2015-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-08-01
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    MCLARDIE, John appointed
    secretary
  19. 2013-08-01
    ➖
    ROSS, Fiona resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-10-20
    ➕
    ROSS, Fiona appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-10-19
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    D N PATON & CO resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2002-02-26
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    D N PATON & CO appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2000-08-31
    ➕
    MCINALLY, Kevin Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2000-08-30
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    Company incorporated
    As KEM DRAWING SERVICES LTD.
  25. 2000-08-30
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    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2000-08-30
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2000-08-30
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  28. 2000-08-30
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 Kevin Edward Mcinally
Individual · British · DOB 04/1977 · age 49
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-08-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74100 — Specialised design activities

Registered office

98 Hamilton Road
Motherwell
ML1 3DG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MCINALLY, Kevin Edward→
director · ~49y · appointed 2000-08-31
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Active
MCLARDIE, John→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-01 · resigned 2023-05-01
Resigned
ROSS, Fiona→
secretary · appointed 2004-10-20 · resigned 2013-08-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-08-30 · resigned 2000-08-30
Resigned
D N PATON & CO→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-02-26 · resigned 2004-10-19
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-08-30 · resigned 2000-08-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—09/08/2023—
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Recent filings (79 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-12
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-09-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-03