KLIN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC342810 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-13
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
£7.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 64992
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 2 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £7,203
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,236 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£7k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£161k
↑ 8.2% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£32k£64k£96k£128k£161kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£7.2k£8.4k
Current assets£160.6k£148.4k
Net assets£7.2k£8.4k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-05
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  5. 2022-08-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-08-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2022-08-05
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  8. 2022-08-05
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  9. 2022-07-06
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  10. 2022-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-01
    MACKLIN, Rosemary appointed
    secretary
  13. 2021-03-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2015-02-06
    MACKLIN, Marie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2011-03-18
    MACKLIN, Drew appointed
    director
  20. 2011-03-18
    MACKLIN, Marie appointed
    secretary
  21. 2011-03-17
    MACKLIN, Drew resigned
    secretary
  22. 2011-03-17
    MACKLIN, Marie Stewart resigned
    director
  23. 2008-06-18
    MACKLIN, Drew appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-06-18
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-06-18
    MACKLIN, Marie Stewart appointed
    director
  26. 2008-06-18
    HBJGW LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  27. 2008-05-13
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    Company incorporated
    As KLIN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
  28. 2008-05-13
    HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  29. 2008-05-13
    HBJGW LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Rosemary Macklin
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control01/06/2021
Mr Drew Macklin
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-05-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64992 — SIC 64992

Registered office

Andrew Barclay Railway Heritage Centre
West Langlands Street
Kilmarnock
Ayrshire
KA1 2PY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

MACKLIN, Rosemary
secretary · appointed 2021-06-01
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Active
MACKLIN, Drew
director · ~60y · appointed 2011-03-18
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Active
MACKLIN, Drew
secretary · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2011-03-17
Resigned
MACKLIN, Marie
secretary · appointed 2011-03-18 · resigned 2015-02-06
Resigned
HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-05-13 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned
MACKLIN, Marie Stewart
director · ~61y · appointed 2008-06-18 · resigned 2011-03-17
Resigned
HBJGW LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2008-05-13 · resigned 2008-06-18
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-16
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-08-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-08-05
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-08-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-08-05
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-24