KILBRIDE RAIL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC300665 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-12
Investment thesis
Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.
Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.
Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.0y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.0y

85/100
ready

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 9 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
91 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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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Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-07-18
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  3. 2023-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-31
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    FROST, Sarah Helen Duff appointed
    director
  5. 2023-03-31
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    BANYARD, Colin Roderick resigned
    director
  6. 2023-03-31
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  7. 2023-03-31
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  8. 2022-12-21
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-10-13
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  10. 2022-05-04
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    officers · TM01
  11. 2021-10-13
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2021-10-13
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2021-10-13
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-10-05
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    BURNS, Jacqueline Anne resigned
    director
  15. 2021-09-30
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    BANYARD, Colin Roderick appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-30
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    BANYARD, Colin Roderick resigned
    director
  17. 2021-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2020-06-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  20. 2020-05-04
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  21. 2020-04-09
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  22. 2019-12-06
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2015-01-14
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    CARROLL, Timothy Patrick Martin resigned
    director
  24. 2011-11-03
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    Charge satisfied #1
  25. 2011-07-28
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    BROOMFIELD, John Richard resigned
    director
  26. 2009-11-03
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    FROST, Peter James appointed
    director
  27. 2009-11-03
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    BURNS, Jacqueline Anne appointed
    director
  28. 2009-11-03
    ➕
    CARROLL, Timothy Patrick Martin appointed
    director
  29. 2009-10-20
    ➖
    MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen resigned
    director
  30. 2009-10-20
    ➖
    WOTHERSPOON, Robert John resigned
    director
  31. 2008-05-02
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    URQUHART, Roderick Macduff resigned
    secretary
  32. 2008-04-29
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  33. 2006-04-19
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    BANYARD, Colin Roderick appointed
    director
  34. 2006-04-19
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    BROOMFIELD, John Richard appointed
    director
  35. 2006-04-12
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    Company incorporated
    As KILBRIDE RAIL LIMITED
  36. 2006-04-12
    ➕
    URQUHART, Roderick Macduff appointed
    secretary
  37. 2006-04-12
    ➕
    MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen appointed
    director
  38. 2006-04-12
    ➕
    WOTHERSPOON, Robert John 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 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Peter James Frost
Individual · British · DOB 11/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/10/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Kilbride Holdings Limitedceased 05/10/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2006-04-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis

Registered office

50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-03
Last: 2025-06-19

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

FROST, Peter James→
director · ~65y · appointed 2009-11-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FROST, Sarah Helen Duff→
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URQUHART, Roderick Macduff→
secretary · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned
BANYARD, Colin Roderick→
director · ~74y · appointed 2021-09-30 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
BANYARD, Colin Roderick→
director · ~74y · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2021-09-30
Resigned
BROOMFIELD, John Richard→
director · ~59y · appointed 2006-04-19 · resigned 2011-07-28
Resigned
BURNS, Jacqueline Anne→
director · ~69y · appointed 2009-11-03 · resigned 2021-10-05
Resigned
CARROLL, Timothy Patrick Martin→
director · ~72y · appointed 2009-11-03 · resigned 2015-01-14
Resigned
MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2009-10-20
Resigned
WOTHERSPOON, Robert John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2009-10-20
Resigned

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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
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property29/04/200803/11/2011

Recent filings (91 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-13
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-13