COMSTOCK KINCARDINE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC266610 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-16
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 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£2.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 80). 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 18.7y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
57 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
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 £2,419
Net assets shrinking
Down £992 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 29% YoY
Current Assets
£180k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£36k£72k£108k£144k£180kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£2.4k£3.4k
Current assets£179.8k—
Net assets£2.4k£3.4k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-09-30
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2025-09-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-01-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2014-06-30
    ➖
    MORRIS, George Greg resigned
    director
  16. 2014-06-12
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  17. 2014-06-12
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2010-04-13
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    Charge satisfied #3
  19. 2008-08-07
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2007-10-08
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  21. 2007-08-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  22. 2004-04-16
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    Company incorporated
    As COMSTOCK KINCARDINE LIMITED
  23. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    ADAMS, Sandra Dorothy appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    ADAMS, Gordon Hugh appointed
    director
  25. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    ADAMS, Sandra Dorothy appointed
    director
  26. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2004-04-16
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2004-04-16
    ➕
    MORRIS, George Greg appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sandra Dorothy Adams
Individual · British · DOB 05/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence · firm interest06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-04-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Exchange House, 50 Drymen Road
Bearsden
Glasgow
G61 2RH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

ADAMS, Sandra Dorothy→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Gordon Hugh→
director · ~80y · appointed 2004-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Sandra Dorothy→
director · ~79y · appointed 2004-04-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2004-04-16
Resigned
MORRIS, George Greg→
director · ~89y · appointed 2004-04-16 · resigned 2014-06-30
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property07/08/200813/04/2010
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property08/10/200712/06/2014
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property23/08/200712/06/2014

Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-30
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22