K P PLANT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC341811 · ltd · incorporated 2008-04-23
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
—
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Turnover
—
year to May 2024
Net worth
£944.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 42210
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £944,860

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£190k
Net Worth
£945k
Current Assets
£444k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-31
Total assets£1.50M
Current assets£443.7k
Cash£189.6k
Debtors£254.1k
Net assets£944.9k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  2. 2026-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-12-16
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-02-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-04-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2022-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-03-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-03-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2018-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2011-06-01
    ➕
    FOWLER, Stewart appointed
    director
  19. 2010-11-19
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Peter resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-11-19
    ➖
    JOHNSTON, Peter resigned
    director
  21. 2008-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As K P PLANT LIMITED
  22. 2008-04-23
    ➕
    MICHIE, Kenneth Angus appointed
    director
  23. 2008-04-23
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Peter appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-04-23
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-04-23
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2008-04-23
    ➕
    JOHNSTON, Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2008-04-23
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2008-04-23
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-04-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42210 — SIC 42210

Registered office

55-57 West High Street
Inverurie
AB51 3QQ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-07
Last: 2025-04-23

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

FOWLER, Stewart→
director · ~46y · appointed 2011-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MICHIE, Kenneth Angus→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-04-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2008-04-23 · resigned 2010-11-19
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-23 · resigned 2008-04-23
Resigned
JOHNSTON, Peter→
director · ~72y · appointed 2008-04-23 · resigned 2010-11-19
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-04-23 · resigned 2008-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-04-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-13