K CONSTRUCTION (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC288209 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-29
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 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · 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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees200200

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-04-30
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  3. 2024-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-09-17
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  9. 2020-09-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  10. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-21
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-08-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2018-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2018-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2014-02-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  18. 2005-07-29
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    Company incorporated
    As K CONSTRUCTION (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  19. 2005-07-29
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    KEMP, Richard Alan appointed
    secretary
  20. 2005-07-29
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    KEMP, Richard Alan appointed
    director
  21. 2005-07-29
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    KIMBELL, Nicholas David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 Nicholas David Kimbell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Richard Alan Kemp
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% 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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-07-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

50a Sighthill Crescent
Edinburgh
EH11 4QD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KEMP, Richard Alan→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-29
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Active
KEMP, Richard Alan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-07-29
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Active
KIMBELL, Nicholas David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2005-07-29
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Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property26/02/201417/09/2020

Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-13