HENDERSON KILDAVAIG LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC380007 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-09
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 72). 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
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
50 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees18001800

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-18
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-10-10
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  5. 2025-09-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2025-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  10. 2022-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-09-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2021-08-31
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-03-12
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-09-05
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  18. 2018-04-15
    ➕
    HENDERSON, William Allan appointed
    director
  19. 2016-10-30
    ➖
    HENDERSON, William Allan resigned
    director
  20. 2015-10-15
    ➕
    HENDERSON, Helen appointed
    director
  21. 2011-08-15
    ➖
    HENDERSON, William Allan resigned
    director
  22. 2011-08-01
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    HENDERSON, Graeme Allan appointed
    director
  23. 2010-06-09
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As HENDERSON KILDAVAIG LTD
  24. 2010-06-09
    ➕
    HENDERSON, William Allan appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-06-09
    ➕
    HENDERSON, William Allan appointed
    director
  26. 2010-06-09
    ➕
    HENDERSON, William Allan appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "HENDERSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Allan Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1983 · age 43
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Helen Henderson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

19 Printonan Crescent
Edinburgh
EH17 8GF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

HENDERSON, William Allan→
secretary · appointed 2010-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENDERSON, Graeme Allan→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-08-01
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Active
HENDERSON, Helen→
director · ~72y · appointed 2015-10-15
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Active
HENDERSON, William Allan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2018-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENDERSON, William Allan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-06-09 · resigned 2011-08-15
Resigned
HENDERSON, William Allan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-06-09 · resigned 2016-10-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (50 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-15