KLIN INVESTMENT UK LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC249830 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-21
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£7.68M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
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 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 22.7y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 2 with DOB)
77
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
66 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,676,796

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£271k
Net Worth
£7.7m
Current Assets
£1.7m
Current Liabilities
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£0£1.5m£3.1m£4.6m£6.1m£7.7mSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£9.65M—
Current assets£1.72M—
Cash£271.0k—
Debtors£1.41M—
Net assets£7.68M—

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 (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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  2. 2024-01-16
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  3. 2023-04-28
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  4. 2022-06-22
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  5. 2021-06-24
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  6. 2020-06-23
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  7. 2019-06-28
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  8. 2018-06-26
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  9. 2017-06-30
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  10. 2016-05-24
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  11. 2016-05-24
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  12. 2016-05-24
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  13. 2016-04-22
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  14. 2015-05-26
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  15. 2015-04-20
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  16. 2015-02-17
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  17. 2015-02-06
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    MACKLIN, Marie Stewart resigned
    director
  18. 2014-05-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2010-12-10
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    MACKLIN, Drew appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-12-10
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    WELSH, Sandra resigned
    secretary
  21. 2009-08-06
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    MACKLIN, Drew appointed
    director
  22. 2005-05-31
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    WELSH, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-05-31
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    HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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  24. 2003-09-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  25. 2003-08-12
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    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED resigned
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  26. 2003-08-11
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    MACKLIN, Marie Stewart appointed
    director
  27. 2003-05-21
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    Company incorporated
    As KLIN INVESTMENT UK LIMITED
  28. 2003-05-21
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    HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-05-21
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    HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Drew Macklin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% 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
Incorporated2003-05-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Andrew Barclay Railway Heritage
Centre, West Langlands Street
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 2PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-04
Last: 2025-05-21

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MACKLIN, Drew→
secretary · appointed 2010-12-10
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Active
MACKLIN, Drew→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-08-06
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Active
WELSH, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-31 · resigned 2010-12-10
Resigned
HBJ SECRETARIAL LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2005-05-31
Resigned
MACKLIN, Marie Stewart→
director · ~61y · appointed 2003-08-11 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
HENDERSON BOYD JACKSON LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-05-21 · resigned 2003-08-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Floating charge1 property12/09/200313/05/2014

Recent filings (66 total)

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2025-06-27
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2025-05-29
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2024-05-30
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2024-01-16
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2023-05-23
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2023-04-28
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accounts · AA
2022-06-22
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2022-05-30
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2021-06-24
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2021-05-21
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2020-06-23
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2020-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-06-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-06-26