KDM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC258554 · ltd · incorporated 2003-10-31
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 21.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (80/100, director aged 63). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 21.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 21.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-05-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2024-05-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2024-05-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-20✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2020-11-20📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-02-16➕MCWHIRTER, Peter Craig appointeddirector
- 2017-02-16➖MACINNES, Keith resigneddirector
- 2014-07-25➖MILLER, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2013-12-19🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2004-06-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2004-06-16🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 2003-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs KDM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2003-10-31➕JONES, Iain appointedsecretary
- 2003-10-31➕JONES, Iain appointeddirector
- 2003-10-31➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-31➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2003-10-31➕MACINNES, Keith appointeddirector
- 2003-10-31➕MILLER, Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Kdm Enterprises Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kdm Enterprises Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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KDM ESTATE MANAGEMENT LIMITED
This company · SC258554
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kdm Enterprises Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/07/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Bitwise Group Limitedceased 03/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Mr Iain Jonesceased 03/07/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 8 St. Davids Drive St. Davids Business Park
Dalgety Bay
Dunfermline
KY11 9PF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
Active
Active
MCWHIRTER, Peter Craig→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2017-02-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2003-10-31
MACINNES, Keith→
Resigneddirector · ~57y · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2017-02-16
MILLER, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2003-10-31 · resigned 2014-07-25
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/12/2013 | 30/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 28/06/2004 | 30/05/2024 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 16/06/2004 | 30/05/2024 |
Recent filings (79 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2024-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-08-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16