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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
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
—
£0£5k£9k£14k£18k£23kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 incorporation
  • • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-13
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2026-02-13
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  3. 2025-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-09-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-06-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2016-06-24
    ➕
    CAFFREY, Christopher Edward appointed
    director
  17. 2015-12-31
    ➖
    HARPER, Shiona Simpson resigned
    director
  18. 2014-08-04
    ➖
    GORDON, Moira Glen resigned
    director
  19. 2006-11-14
    ➕
    HARPER, Shiona Simpson appointed
    director
  20. 2006-11-13
    ➕
    GORDON, Moira Glen appointed
    director
  21. 2006-11-12
    ➖
    CALDERWOOD, Eleanor Barbara Brack resigned
    director
  22. 2005-08-18
    ➕
    CAFFREY, Kirsty Moira appointed
    secretary
  23. 2005-08-18
    ➖
    SHIELDS, Suzanne Helen resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-08-18
    ➖
    MCGILL, Claire Mcdonald resigned
    director
  25. 2003-09-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KIRKTONHOLME KIDZ CLUB LIMITED
  26. 2003-09-09
    ➕
    CAFFREY, Kirsty Moira appointed
    director
  27. 2003-09-09
    ➕
    SHIELDS, Suzanne Helen appointed
    secretary
  28. 2003-09-09
    ➕
    FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2003-09-09
    ➖
    FIRSTSCOTTISH SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2003-09-09
    ➕
    CALDERWOOD, Eleanor Barbara Brack appointed
    director
  31. 2003-09-09
    ➕
    MCGILL, Claire Mcdonald appointed
    director
  32. 2003-09-09
    ➕
    FIRST SCOTTISH INTERNATIONAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  33. 2003-09-09
    ➖
    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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Christopher Edward Caffrey
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares04/06/2021
Mrs Kirsty Moira Caffrey
Individual · Scottish · DOB 05/1969 · age 57
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest01/09/2016
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
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CAFFREY, Christopher Edward→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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 (79 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-13
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-09