KINGSLEA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

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SC233559 · ltd · incorporated 2002-07-02
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£85.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Property-backed borrower with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 5 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · oldest 22.1y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
73 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
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 £85,532
Cash YoY
-20%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£11k
↓ 20% YoY
Net Worth
£86k
↑ 6.9% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£17k£34k£51k£68k£86kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£88.2k£82.4k
Current assets£11.4k£14.2k
Cash£11.2k£14.0k
Debtors£258£226
Net assets£85.5k£80.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-25
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  3. 2025-07-25
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-25
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    address · AD01
  5. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-04-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-06-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  12. 2019-08-20
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    ADAMSON, David Alexander appointed
    director
  13. 2019-08-20
    ➖
    MCKEAN, Thomas Lynch resigned
    secretary
  14. 2019-08-20
    ➖
    MCKEAN, Thomas Lynch resigned
    director
  15. 2019-08-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-08-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  17. 2019-08-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  18. 2019-08-20
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2018-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2017-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2006-07-04
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2004-10-25
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2004-07-01
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  24. 2004-06-29
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2004-04-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  26. 2002-07-19
    ➕
    ADAMS, John appointed
    director
  27. 2002-07-19
    ➕
    MCKEAN, Thomas Lynch appointed
    secretary
  28. 2002-07-19
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2002-07-19
    ➕
    MCKEAN, Thomas Lynch appointed
    director
  30. 2002-07-19
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2002-07-02
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    Company incorporated
    As KINGSLEA DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  32. 2002-07-02
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2002-07-02
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

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 68. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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

1 low
5 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Alexander Adamson
Individual · British · DOB 09/1980 · age 46
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting20/08/2019
Mr John Adams
Individual · British · DOB 09/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Thomas Lynch Mckeanceased 20/08/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2002-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

50 Buchanan Street
Milngavie
Glasgow
G62 8AP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

ADAMS, John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-07-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMSON, David Alexander→
director · ~46y · appointed 2019-08-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCKEAN, Thomas Lynch→
secretary · appointed 2002-07-19 · resigned 2019-08-20
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2002-07-19
Resigned
MCKEAN, Thomas Lynch→
director · ~81y · appointed 2002-07-19 · resigned 2019-08-20
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2002-07-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
5
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property04/07/2006—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property25/10/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property01/07/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property29/06/2004—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property24/04/2004—
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Recent filings (73 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-07-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-13