K D K WELL SERVICES LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -99% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £185.6k | £191.7k |
| Current assets | £200.3k | £298.8k |
| Cash | £788 | £87.3k |
| Net assets | £185.6k | £191.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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- • 1 confirmation-statement
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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-01-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-05-25📄second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-datedocument-replacement · RP04
- 2016-05-25📄second-filing-of-form-with-form-type-made-up-datedocument-replacement · RP04
- 2016-04-18📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-09-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-04-21📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-12-18➖FLYNN, Kimberley Jayne resignedsecretary
- 2008-04-02🏢Company incorporatedAs K D K WELL SERVICES LIMITED
- 2008-04-02➕FLYNN, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2008-04-02➕FLYNN, Kimberley Jayne appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Flynn Individual · British · DOB 07/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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