KINETICS CONTROLS AND INNOVATION LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC228728 · ltd · incorporated 2002-03-04
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£2.14M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 28140
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
78 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
75
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 declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,142,590
Cash YoY
+45%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.7m
↑ 45% YoY
Net Worth
£2.1m
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £1.65M | £1.14M |
| Net assets | £2.14M | £1.87M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-04-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-03-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-22➕STEELE, Graham Roderick appointeddirector
- 2024-03-22➕WATT, Kevin James appointeddirector
- 2024-03-22➖MACKENZIE, Roy resigneddirector
- 2024-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-08📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-03-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-12📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2008-05-06➕STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-05-06➖STRONACHS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-03-18➖MURRAY, James resignedsecretary
- 2005-03-18➕STRONACHS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-03-18➖MURRAY, James resigneddirector
- 2002-03-04🏢Company incorporatedAs KINETICS CONTROLS AND INNOVATION LIMITED
- 2002-03-04➕MURRAY, James appointedsecretary
- 2002-03-04➕MACKENZIE, Roy appointeddirector
- 2002-03-04➕MURRAY, James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
66/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Kinetics Controls And Innovation (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kinetics Controls And Innovation (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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KINETICS CONTROLS AND INNOVATION LIMITED
This company · SC228728
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kinetics Controls And Innovation (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2002-03-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC28140 — SIC 28140
Registered office
28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-18
Last: 2026-03-04
Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)
STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STEELE, Graham Roderick→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WATT, Kevin James→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2024-03-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MURRAY, James→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2005-03-18
STRONACHS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-03-18 · resigned 2008-05-06
MACKENZIE, Roy→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2024-03-22
MURRAY, James→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2005-03-18
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Recent filings (78 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08