KEILLOR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC311194 · ltd · incorporated 2006-10-31
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£46.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 50). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · oldest 18.9y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 18.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
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 (1 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
69 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £46,038
Cash YoY
+1040%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£21k
↑ 1040% YoY
Net Worth
£46k
↑ 25% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £77.6k | £60.2k |
| Current assets | £45.5k | £30.9k |
| Cash | £20.8k | £1.8k |
| Debtors | £19.7k | £24.3k |
| Net assets | £46.0k | £36.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-30📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-10-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-07➖THOMAS, Wendy resignedsecretary
- 2020-10-07➖THOMAS, Stephen John Frederick resigneddirector
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-02-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2019-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2019-02-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2018-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-18🔒Charge registered #3Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 2007-08-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 2007-07-04🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Co-Operative Bank PLC
- 2006-11-18➕THOMAS, David appointeddirector
- 2006-11-18➕THOMAS, Wendy appointedsecretary
- 2006-11-18➖MCKAY & NORWELL WS resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-11-18➖HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton resignednominee-director
- 2006-11-18➕THOMAS, Stephen John Frederick appointeddirector
- 2006-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs KEILLOR PROPERTY DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
- 2006-10-31➕MCKAY & NORWELL WS appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2006-10-31➕HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton appointednominee-director
Owner dependency
85/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr David Thomas Individual · British · DOB 01/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-10-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects
Registered office
Academy House
Shedden Park Road
Kelso
Roxburghshire
TD5 7AL
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)
THOMAS, David→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2006-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
THOMAS, Wendy→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-18 · resigned 2020-10-07
MCKAY & NORWELL WS→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2006-11-18
HOOKE, Nicholas Thornton→
Resignednominee-director · ~61y · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2006-11-18
THOMAS, Stephen John Frederick→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2006-11-18 · resigned 2020-10-07
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 18/01/2008 | 13/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 16/08/2007 | 13/02/2019 | |
| satisfied | Co-operative Bank The Co-Operative Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 04/07/2007 | 13/02/2019 |
Recent filings (69 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-17