KINGDOM TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
SC344021 · ltd · incorporated 2008-06-06
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Conservative operator with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 17.2y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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
Profitable
Profit before tax £1,176,908

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Profit before tax£1.18M£1.73M
Average employees53006200

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2025-12-31
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    GRANT, Martin David resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-10-20
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-10-17
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2025-10-13
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2025-10-09
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2025-10-07
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2025-09-30
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2025-09-30
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    Charge satisfied #2
  11. 2025-09-06
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    mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
    mortgage · MR05
  12. 2025-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2024-11-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2024-05-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-12-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2022-11-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  19. 2021-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-09-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  22. 2014-05-30
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    Charge satisfied #1
  23. 2013-07-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  24. 2013-04-06
    ➕
    GRANT, Martin David appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-28
    ➖
    WATSON, George resigned
    director
  26. 2009-02-20
    ➖
    LOW, George David Alexander resigned
    director
  27. 2009-02-20
    ➖
    LOW, Jeff resigned
    director
  28. 2009-02-20
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 2009-01-19
    ➕
    LOW, George Edwin appointed
    director
  30. 2009-01-19
    ➕
    WELSH, Brian Alexander appointed
    director
  31. 2009-01-19
    ➕
    WATSON, George appointed
    director
  32. 2008-06-06
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    Company incorporated
    As KINGDOM TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED
  33. 2008-06-06
    ➕
    MASON, Steven appointed
    secretary
  34. 2008-06-06
    ➕
    LOW, George David Alexander appointed
    director
  35. 2008-06-06
    ➕
    LOW, Jeff appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

89/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

Group structure

Kte Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kte Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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KINGDOM TIMBER ENGINEERING LIMITED
This company · SC344021

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kte Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting03/10/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Lhsl 1 Limitedceased 03/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Lhsl Property Holdings Limitedceased 03/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mr George Edwin Lowceased 03/10/2025· 50-75% shares

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

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8 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
Incorporated2008-06-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

Blackadders Llp
10 Euclid Crescent
Dundee
DD1 1AG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-20
Last: 2025-06-06

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MASON, Steven→
secretary · appointed 2008-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOW, George Edwin→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WELSH, Brian Alexander→
director · ~60y · appointed 2009-01-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Martin David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2013-04-06 · resigned 2025-12-31
Resigned
LOW, George David Alexander→
director · ~46y · appointed 2008-06-06 · resigned 2009-02-20
Resigned
LOW, Jeff→
director · ~43y · appointed 2008-06-06 · resigned 2009-02-20
Resigned
WATSON, George→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-01-19 · resigned 2013-03-28
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank PLC
A registered charge1 property10/07/201330/09/2025
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property20/02/200930/05/2014

Recent filings (70 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-10-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-07
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-09-30
mortgage-charge-whole-release-with-charge-number
mortgage · MR05
2025-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29