FRIENDS OF KIPPEN KIRK

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SC247618 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2003-04-10

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£23.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (63/100)

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

1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (5 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

66 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £23,835

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£24k

Current Assets

£24k

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30
Total assets	£23.8k
Current assets	£23.8k
Net assets	£23.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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officers · TM01
2026-04-10
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MCEACHERN, Julie Anne resigned
director
2025-11-12
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accounts · AA
2025-07-10
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officers · CH01
2025-01-15
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accounts · AA
2024-06-17
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officers · AP03
2024-06-14
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officers · TM01
2024-06-14
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officers · TM02
2024-05-20
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TURING, John Dermot, Sir appointed
secretary
2024-05-20
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JENKINS, David Milne resigned
secretary
2024-05-20
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JENKINS, David Milne resigned
director
2023-10-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-29
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-27
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officers · AP01
2023-09-26
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officers · AP01
2023-09-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
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MCEACHERN, Julie Anne appointed
director
2023-09-14
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DONALD, Ian appointed
director
2023-09-13
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LAWSON, Mary Kirstine appointed
director
2023-09-13
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TURING, John Dermot, Sir appointed
director
2022-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-11-07
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accounts · AA
2004-06-08
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HIRST, Michael William, Sir appointed
director
2004-06-08
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JENKINS, David Milne appointed
secretary
2004-06-08
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PIA, Paul Dominic resigned
secretary
2004-06-08
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JENKINS, David Milne appointed
director
2004-06-08
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-04-10
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Company incorporated
As FRIENDS OF KIPPEN KIRK
2003-04-10
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PIA, Paul Dominic appointed
secretary
2003-04-10
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BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated2003-04-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Woodstone House Cauldhame

Kippen

Stirling

FK8 3JB

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-24

Last: 2026-04-10