KEEN KLEEN 2003 LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC244447 · ltd · incorporated 2003-02-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47510
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47599Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
  • 81299Other cleaning services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 18.3y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
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
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Average employees121200

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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filings
Last 180 days
1
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  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-19
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  2. 2024-11-26
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  3. 2024-03-07
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  5. 2023-11-30
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  6. 2022-11-28
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  7. 2021-11-29
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  8. 2020-12-11
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  9. 2019-11-06
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  10. 2018-11-28
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  11. 2017-11-29
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  12. 2016-08-24
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  13. 2016-06-08
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  14. 2016-05-31
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  15. 2016-04-25
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  16. 2015-11-26
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  17. 2014-09-05
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2011-02-01
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    MILLER, Brenda Zlata appointed
    director
  19. 2008-04-11
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2008-03-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2005-05-16
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    MILLER, Brenda appointed
    secretary
  22. 2005-05-16
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    MILLER, Elizabeth Margaret resigned
    secretary
  23. 2003-02-21
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    Company incorporated
    As KEEN KLEEN 2003 LIMITED
  24. 2003-02-21
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    MILLER, Gary appointed
    director
  25. 2003-02-21
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    MILLER, Elizabeth Margaret appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-02-21
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-02-21
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    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
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  28. 2003-02-21
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
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  29. 2003-02-21
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    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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 Gary Miller
Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1973 · age 53
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control01/07/2016
Mrs Brenda Zlata Miller
Individual · British · DOB 08/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2003-02-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47510 — SIC 47510

Registered office

89 Newton Crescent
Carnoustie
Angus
DD7 6JA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last: 2026-02-21

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MILLER, Brenda→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-16
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Active
MILLER, Brenda Zlata→
director · ~50y · appointed 2011-02-01
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Active
MILLER, Gary→
director · ~53y · appointed 2003-02-21
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Active
MILLER, Elizabeth Margaret→
secretary · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2005-05-16
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-21
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-02-21 · resigned 2003-02-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
4
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property31/05/2016—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property05/09/2014—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property11/04/2008—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property05/03/2008—
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Recent filings (59 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-30
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-23
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accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-02