MCKIMMS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC336833 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-28
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 17.8y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jan 2024
Net worth
£2.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Painting
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.8y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (5 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £2,058,552

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£954k
Net Worth
£2.1m
Current Assets
£1.4m
Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-01-31
Total assets£2.10M
Current assets£1.37M
Cash£953.6k
Debtors£415.1k
Net assets£2.06M

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
3
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-02-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-02-13
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-02-12
    ➕
    HAYNES, Samantha appointed
    director
  12. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2016-02-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2015-02-25
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2010-10-28
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    MCKIMM, David appointed
    director
  18. 2010-10-28
    ➕
    MCKIMM, Steven appointed
    director
  19. 2008-07-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  20. 2008-01-28
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    Company incorporated
    As MCKIMMS LTD
  21. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    MCKIMM, David Allan appointed
    secretary
  22. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    MCKIMM, Allan appointed
    director
  23. 2008-01-28
    ➕
    KANE, Dorothy May appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-01-28
    ➖
    KANE, Dorothy May resigned
    secretary

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCKIMM" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
Mr Allan Mckimm
Individual · British · DOB 08/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-01-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43341 — Painting

Registered office

Old Scatsta Power Station
Sullom Voe
Shetland
ZE2 9UR

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-11
Last: 2026-01-28

Officers (5 active · 1 resigned)

MCKIMM, David Allan→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-28
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Active
HAYNES, Samantha→
director · ~41y · appointed 2018-02-12
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Active
MCKIMM, Allan→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-01-28
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MCKIMM, David→
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-10-28
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Active
MCKIMM, Steven→
director · ~44y · appointed 2010-10-28
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Active
KANE, Dorothy May→
secretary · appointed 2008-01-28 · resigned 2008-01-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property26/07/2008—
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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-10-29