KUT MANAGEMENT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC264112 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-27
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
—
year to Feb 2025
Net worth
£28.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £28,551
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,474 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£29k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£28k
↓ 42% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£40k£50kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£28.6k£50.0k
Current assets£28.2k£49.0k
Net assets£28.6k£50.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-21
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  3. 2023-05-31
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  4. 2022-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2021-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-11-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-04-27
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2018-11-28
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-03-07
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2018-02-28
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    MCNEILL, Malcolm Gordon resigned
    director
  12. 2017-11-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-11-28
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  14. 2016-03-08
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-11-18
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-04-15
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2011-02-28
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    MCNEILL, Helen Rose resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-02-01
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    MCNEILL, Evan Howard Jake appointed
    director
  19. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    MCNEILL, Helen Rose appointed
    secretary
  20. 2004-07-01
    ➕
    MCNEILL, Malcolm Gordon appointed
    director
  21. 2004-03-02
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-03-02
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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  23. 2004-02-27
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    Company incorporated
    As KUT MANAGEMENT LTD.
  24. 2004-02-27
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    FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2004-02-27
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    FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Evan Howard Jake Mcneill
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-02-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Beaufort Road
Inverness
IV2 3NP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-13
Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCNEILL, Evan Howard Jake→
director · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCNEILL, Helen Rose→
secretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2011-02-28
Resigned
FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-27 · resigned 2004-03-02
Resigned
MCNEILL, Malcolm Gordon→
director · ~84y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2018-02-28
Resigned
FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-27 · resigned 2004-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
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accounts · AA
2025-11-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-05
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accounts · AA
2022-11-07
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
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accounts · AA
2021-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-04-27