KELTIC ACCOUNTING LIMITED

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SC353994 · ltd · incorporated 2009-01-26
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
£1.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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 £1,000

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£1.0k
Debtors£1.0k
Net assets£1.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  2. 2025-07-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-03-03
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2024-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-01-26
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2022-10-31
    MCKENZIE, Steven John resigned
    director
  9. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2020-06-05
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2020-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2020-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2020-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2020-06-05
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  17. 2020-06-05
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2020-05-29
    MURRAY, Thomas Ross Keith appointed
    director
  19. 2020-05-29
    MARTIN, Andrew James resigned
    secretary
  20. 2020-05-29
    MARTIN, Sheena Mary resigned
    director
  21. 2020-05-29
    MCKENZIE, Steven John appointed
    director
  22. 2020-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2019-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2009-01-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KELTIC ACCOUNTING LIMITED
  25. 2009-01-26
    MARTIN, Andrew James appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-01-26
    MARTIN, Sheena Mary appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

🏛️
Nuvo Scotland Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
KELTIC ACCOUNTING LIMITED
This company · SC353994

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
Nuvo Scotland Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting29/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sheena Mary Martinceased 29/05/2020· 75-100% shares

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-01-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

C/O Nuvo Scotland Limited Bankhead Drive, City South Office Park
Portlethen
Aberdeen
Scotland
AB12 4XX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-09
Last: 2026-01-26

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MURRAY, Thomas Ross Keith
director · ~44y · appointed 2020-05-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Andrew James
secretary · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
MARTIN, Sheena Mary
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-01-26 · resigned 2020-05-29
Resigned
MCKENZIE, Steven John
director · ~52y · appointed 2020-05-29 · resigned 2022-10-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2026-01-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-01-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-12-09