KIRKTONHOLME KIDZ CLUB LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC255651 · ltd · incorporated 2003-09-09

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£15.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.

Sector: Education

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

81 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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 · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £15,521

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£16k

↑ 27% YoY

Current Assets

£23k

↑ 26% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£15.5k	£12.2k
Current assets	£22.6k	£17.9k
Net assets	£15.5k	£12.2k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 incorporation
• 1 resolution

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2026-06-01
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2026-06-01
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-02-13
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-13
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-13
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accounts · AA
2024-12-06
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2023-12-29
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2022-12-31
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2021-12-16
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2021-07-16
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2021-03-08
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2020-09-09
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2019-12-24
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2018-12-24
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2017-12-29
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2016-11-30
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accounts · AA
2016-06-24
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CAFFREY, Christopher Edward appointed
director
2015-12-31
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HARPER, Shiona Simpson resigned
director
2014-08-04
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GORDON, Moira Glen resigned
director
2006-11-14
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HARPER, Shiona Simpson appointed
director
2006-11-13
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GORDON, Moira Glen appointed
director
2006-11-12
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CALDERWOOD, Eleanor Barbara Brack resigned
director
2005-08-18
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CAFFREY, Kirsty Moira appointed
secretary
2005-08-18
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SHIELDS, Suzanne Helen resigned
secretary
2005-08-18
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MCGILL, Claire Mcdonald resigned
director
2003-09-09
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Company incorporated
As KIRKTONHOLME KIDZ CLUB LIMITED
2003-09-09
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CAFFREY, Kirsty Moira appointed
director
2003-09-09
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SHIELDS, Suzanne Helen appointed
secretary
2003-09-09
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FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2003-09-09
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FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-09-09
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CALDERWOOD, Eleanor Barbara Brack appointed
director
2003-09-09
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MCGILL, Claire Mcdonald appointed
director
2003-09-09
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2003-09-09
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FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

Owner dependency

84/100

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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

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 59. Early succession window.
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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Christopher Edward Caffrey Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	04/06/2021
Mrs Kirsty Moira Caffrey Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	01/09/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Eleanor Brack Calderwoodceased 08/09/2020· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2003-09-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

44 Shaftesbury Court

East Kilbride

Glasgow

G74 3RE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-20

Last: 2025-09-06

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

CAFFREY, Kirsty Moira→

secretary · appointed 2005-08-18

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Active

CAFFREY, Christopher Edward→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-06-24

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Active

CAFFREY, Kirsty Moira→

director · ~57y · appointed 2003-09-09

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SHIELDS, Suzanne Helen→

secretary · appointed 2003-09-09 · resigned 2005-08-18

Resigned

FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-09-09 · resigned 2003-09-09

Resigned

CALDERWOOD, Eleanor Barbara Brack→

director · ~62y · appointed 2003-09-09 · resigned 2006-11-12

Resigned

GORDON, Moira Glen→

director · ~84y · appointed 2006-11-13 · resigned 2014-08-04

Resigned

HARPER, Shiona Simpson→

director · ~63y · appointed 2006-11-14 · resigned 2015-12-31

Resigned

MCGILL, Claire Mcdonald→

director · ~50y · appointed 2003-09-09 · resigned 2005-08-18

Resigned

FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2003-09-09 · resigned 2003-09-09

Resigned

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Recent filings (81 total)

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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-06-01

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2026-06-01

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2026-02-13

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2026-02-13