KENNOX ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC302037 · ltd · incorporated 2006-05-08
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Fund management activities
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 6 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
110 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-21📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2023-02-21📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2023-02-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-31➖BOYLE, Peter Julian resigneddirector
- 2022-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-07-27📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-19📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2018-05-22📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2009-06-01➕ADAM, Michael Cyril Louis appointeddirector
- 2009-04-16➕LEGG, Geoffrey Brian appointeddirector
- 2009-04-09➕BOYLE, Peter Julian appointeddirector
- 2008-12-24➖HUTCHISON, Alexander Paul resigneddirector
- 2008-03-27➖FAIRWEATHER, Andrew resigneddirector
- 2008-03-27➕HUTCHISON, Alexander Paul appointeddirector
- 2007-07-27➕HEENAN, Charles Lacaud appointedsecretary
- 2007-07-27➖DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-17➖DM DIRECTOR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 2006-11-14➕HEENAN, Charles Lacaud appointeddirector
- 2006-11-14➕FAIRWEATHER, Andrew appointeddirector
- 2006-05-08🏢Company incorporatedAs KENNOX ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED
- 2006-05-08➕DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-05-08➕DM DIRECTOR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Charles Lacaud Heenan Individual · British · DOB 06/1968 · age 58 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC66300 — Fund management activities
Registered office
33 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7JF
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-22
Last: 2025-05-08
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
HEENAN, Charles Lacaud→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-07-27
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ADAM, Michael Cyril Louis→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2009-06-01
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HEENAN, Charles Lacaud→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2006-11-14
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LEGG, Geoffrey Brian→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2009-04-16
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DM COMPANY SERVICES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2007-07-27
BOYLE, Peter Julian→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2009-04-09 · resigned 2023-01-31
FAIRWEATHER, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2006-11-14 · resigned 2008-03-27
HUTCHISON, Alexander Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2008-03-27 · resigned 2008-12-24
DM DIRECTOR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-05-08 · resigned 2006-11-17
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Recent filings (110 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-17
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2023-02-21
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2023-02-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-19