KIBOSH LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC370181 · ltd · incorporated 2009-12-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£271.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46740
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
13 officers (4 active, 13 linked, 10 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £271,792

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£272k
Current Assets
£322k
Current Liabilities
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£0£64k£129k£193k£257k£322kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£406.4k—
Current assets£321.7k—
Net assets£271.8k—

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2025-09-01
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    MACKAY, Iain Ruaraidh appointed
    director
  3. 2025-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-08-14
    ➖
    STOCKTON, David resigned
    director
  5. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-12-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2024-10-31
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    BRAIDWOOD GRAHAM LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  8. 2024-10-31
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    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  9. 2024-09-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  10. 2024-09-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2024-09-09
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  12. 2024-07-29
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-07-18
    ➕
    BAISLEY, Matthew appointed
    director
  14. 2024-05-31
    ➖
    GIBSON, Keith resigned
    director
  15. 2024-05-31
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2023-12-18
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
  18. 2023-12-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2023-11-08
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    ORHON, Audrey resigned
    director
  20. 2023-11-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2023-11-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  22. 2023-10-30
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  23. 2023-10-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2023-10-27
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  25. 2023-10-27
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  26. 2023-10-26
    ➕
    STOCKTON, David appointed
    director
  27. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  28. 2023-01-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  29. 2022-12-31
    ➖
    PETERSON, Andrew Iain resigned
    director
  30. 2021-05-01
    ➕
    PETERSON, Andrew Iain appointed
    director
  31. 2021-01-07
    ➖
    BRAIDWOOD GRAHAM CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2021-01-01
    ➕
    ORHON, Audrey appointed
    director
  33. 2020-06-30
    ➖
    BRESLIN, John resigned
    director
  34. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    BRESLIN, John appointed
    director
  35. 2019-09-12
    ➕
    GIBSON, Keith appointed
    director
  36. 2010-02-08
    ➕
    BRAIDWOOD GRAHAM CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS appointed
    corporate-secretary
  37. 2009-12-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KIBOSH LTD.
  38. 2009-12-16
    ➕
    DICKINSON, Ross appointed
    director
  39. 2009-12-16
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  40. 2009-12-16
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  41. 2009-12-16
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  42. 2009-12-16
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  43. 2009-12-16
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  44. 2009-12-16
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • 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
Scottish Enterprise
Individual
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting26/10/2023
Mr Ross Dickinson
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-12-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46740 — SIC 46740

Registered office

Unit 9 Huddersfield Street
Galashiels
Scottish Borders
TD1 3BF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (4 active · 9 resigned)

BRAIDWOOD GRAHAM LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2024-10-31
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Active
BAISLEY, Matthew→
director · ~52y · appointed 2024-07-18
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Active
DICKINSON, Ross→
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-12-16
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Active
MACKAY, Iain Ruaraidh→
director · ~64y · appointed 2025-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2009-12-16 · resigned 2009-12-16
Resigned
BRAIDWOOD GRAHAM CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2010-02-08 · resigned 2021-01-07
Resigned
BRESLIN, John→
director · ~64y · appointed 2019-09-12 · resigned 2020-06-30
Resigned
GIBSON, Keith→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-09-12 · resigned 2024-05-31
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-12-16 · resigned 2009-12-16
Resigned
ORHON, Audrey→
director · ~49y · appointed 2021-01-01 · resigned 2023-11-08
Resigned
PETERSON, Andrew Iain→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-05-01 · resigned 2022-12-31
Resigned
STOCKTON, David→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-10-26 · resigned 2025-08-14
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-12-16 · resigned 2009-12-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-11
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2024-10-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-09-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-09-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-09-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC03
2023-12-18