MEAD KERR LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC220595 · ltd · incorporated 2001-06-25
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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Turnover
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year to Jun 2024
Net worth
£115.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Artistic creation
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
59 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £115,918

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£105k
Net Worth
£116k
Current Assets
£120k
Current Liabilities
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£0£24k£48k£72k£96k£120kJun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-302023-06-30
Total assets£117.6k—
Current assets£120.2k—
Cash£105.1k—
Debtors£15.1k—
Net assets£115.9k—

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

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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-03-26
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  2. 2024-01-31
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  3. 2023-03-28
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  4. 2022-03-29
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  5. 2021-03-31
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  6. 2020-03-31
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  7. 2019-03-29
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  8. 2018-03-27
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  9. 2017-06-30
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  10. 2017-06-30
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  11. 2017-03-31
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  12. 2016-07-26
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  13. 2016-03-29
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  14. 2015-07-03
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  15. 2015-07-03
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  16. 2015-07-02
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  17. 2001-06-25
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    Company incorporated
    As MEAD KERR LTD.
  18. 2001-06-25
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    KERR, Clare Andrea Petra appointed
    secretary
  19. 2001-06-25
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    KERR, Clare Andrea Petra appointed
    director
  20. 2001-06-25
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    MEAD, Adrian appointed
    director
  21. 2001-06-25
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2001-06-25
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2001-06-25
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2001-06-25
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
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  25. 2001-06-25
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  26. 2001-06-25
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    PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD. resigned
    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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KERR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Adrian Mead
Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mrs Clare Andrea Petra Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2001-06-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC90030 — Artistic creation

Registered office

9 Ainslie Place
Edinburgh
EH3 6AT

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-09
Last: 2025-06-25

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

KERR, Clare Andrea Petra→
secretary · appointed 2001-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KERR, Clare Andrea Petra→
director · ~59y · appointed 2001-06-25
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Active
MEAD, Adrian→
director · ~64y · appointed 2001-06-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2001-06-25
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2001-06-25
Resigned
PETER TRAINER COMPANY SERVICES LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-06-25 · resigned 2001-06-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
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2025-03-26
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2024-06-28
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2024-01-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
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2023-03-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
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2022-03-29
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2021-06-30
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2021-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-01
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2020-03-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-07-05
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accounts · AA
2019-03-29
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-08-01