KINGDOM TAVERNS GROUP LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC336952 · ltd · incorporated 2008-01-30

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 81-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

8 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2025-08-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-08-08
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-08-07
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-08-07
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-07
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-08-04
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CRAWFORD, Lynn Susan appointed
director
2025-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2024-03-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2023-04-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2022-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-10-12
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CHARLES WOOD & SON LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2020-10-12
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-10-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-10-08
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MUIR, Dawn Caroline, Mrs. appointed
director
2020-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2019-12-13
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-12-13
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2017-11-24
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CHARLES WOOD & SON resigned
corporate-secretary
2017-11-24
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CHARLES WOOD & SON LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2011-10-28
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SMITH, Gordon William resigned
director
2010-02-26
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SMITH, Gordon William appointed
director
2008-02-21
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WOOD, Brian Charles Thallon appointed
secretary
2008-02-21
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WOOD, Brian Charles Thallon resigned
secretary
2008-02-21
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CHARLES WOOD & SON appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-01-30
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Company incorporated
As KINGDOM TAVERNS GROUP LIMITED
2008-01-30
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MELVILLE, Edward Quinn appointed
director
2008-01-30
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MELVILLE, Edward Dean appointed
director
2008-01-30
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MELVILLE, Edward Quinn appointed
secretary
2008-01-30
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MELVILLE, Edward Quinn resigned
secretary

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 81 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Edward Quinn Melville Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2008-01-30

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

191 Nicol Street

Kirkcaldy

Fife

KY1 1PF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-04-30

Last made up to: 2025-07-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-13

Last: 2026-01-30

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Lynn Susan→

director · ~53y · appointed 2025-08-04

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MELVILLE, Edward Quinn→

director · ~81y · appointed 2008-01-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MELVILLE, Edward Dean→

director · ~59y · appointed 2008-01-30

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MUIR, Dawn Caroline, Mrs.→

director · ~61y · appointed 2020-10-08

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MELVILLE, Edward Quinn→

secretary · appointed 2008-01-30 · resigned 2008-01-30

Resigned

WOOD, Brian Charles Thallon→

secretary · appointed 2008-02-21 · resigned 2008-02-21

Resigned

CHARLES WOOD & SON→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-02-21 · resigned 2017-11-24

Resigned

CHARLES WOOD & SON LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2017-11-24 · resigned 2020-10-12

Resigned

SMITH, Gordon William→

director · ~73y · appointed 2010-02-26 · resigned 2011-10-28

Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2026-04-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-24

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2025-08-12

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2025-08-08

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2025-08-07

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2025-08-07

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-08-07

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2025-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2024-03-13

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2023-04-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-group

accounts · AA

2022-04-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-16