K.W. CONTRACTORS LIMITED

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SC265471 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-25
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£454.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -76% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 22.1y

30/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 22.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £454,233
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,019,443 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 76% YoY
Cash YoY
-76%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£573k
↓ 76% YoY
Net Worth
£454k
↓ 69% YoY
Current Assets
£2.7m
↓ 32% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£814k£1.6m£2.4m£3.3m£4.1mApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£482.2k£1.50M
Current assets£2.75M£4.07M
Cash£573.3k£2.37M
Debtors£411.4k£502.0k
Net assets£454.2k£1.47M

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
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 (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-24
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  4. 2025-04-24
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    Charge satisfied #3
  5. 2025-02-25
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-02-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-02-04
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    WILSON, James Ronald resigned
    director
  8. 2025-01-23
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    AULD, Anthony resigned
    director
  9. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  11. 2024-01-16
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  12. 2023-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-08-17
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    WILSON, James Ronald appointed
    director
  14. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-03-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2019-07-01
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  20. 2019-06-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2019-05-01
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    IRONSIDE, Jennifer appointed
    director
  22. 2018-12-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2018-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2018-12-03
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    AULD, Anthony appointed
    director
  25. 2018-11-10
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    IRONSIDE, Andrew Neil resigned
    director
  26. 2018-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2007-05-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2004-04-11
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2004-03-25
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    Company incorporated
    As K.W. CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  30. 2004-03-25
    ➕
    IRONSIDE, Jennifer appointed
    secretary
  31. 2004-03-25
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 2004-03-25
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 2004-03-25
    ➕
    IRONSIDE, Andrew Neil appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Jni (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Jni (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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K.W. CONTRACTORS LIMITED
This company · SC265471

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Jni (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

51-53 High Street
Turriff
Aberdeenshire
AB53 4EJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

IRONSIDE, Jennifer→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
IRONSIDE, Jennifer→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2004-03-25
Resigned
AULD, Anthony→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-12-03 · resigned 2025-01-23
Resigned
IRONSIDE, Andrew Neil→
director · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-25 · resigned 2018-11-10
Resigned
WILSON, James Ronald→
director · ~35y · appointed 2023-08-17 · resigned 2025-02-04
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—16/01/202424/04/2025
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—28/06/2019—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property11/04/200403/05/2007
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Recent filings (69 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-01-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-10