KIRKLAND YARD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC399119 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-09
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
48 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.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2024-03-08
    ➕
    URWIN, Michael Darney appointed
    director
  5. 2024-03-08
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-03-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2023-12-31
    ➖
    DANTON, James Edwin resigned
    director
  8. 2023-12-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-08-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-04-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  13. 2020-04-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2020-04-22
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-04-22
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-04-01
    ➖
    URWIN, Ashleigh Barbara, M/S resigned
    secretary
  17. 2020-04-01
    ➕
    DANTON, James Edwin appointed
    director
  18. 2019-06-05
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2019-06-04
    ➕
    URWIN, Ashleigh Barbara, M/S appointed
    secretary
  20. 2019-04-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2019-01-01
    ➖
    SHIELDS, William Edgar resigned
    director
  22. 2018-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2015-02-13
    ➖
    BOYD, Andrew Alexander resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-05-09
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    Company incorporated
    As KIRKLAND YARD LIMITED
  26. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    COOK, Alexander appointed
    director
  27. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    GRUBB, Murray appointed
    director
  28. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    BOYD, Andrew Alexander appointed
    secretary
  29. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2011-05-09
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  32. 2011-05-09
    ➖
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  33. 2011-05-09
    ➕
    SHIELDS, William Edgar 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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

18 North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5NA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

COOK, Alexander→
director · ~64y · appointed 2011-05-09
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Active
GRUBB, Murray→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-05-09
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Active
URWIN, Michael Darney→
director · ~65y · appointed 2024-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOYD, Andrew Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2015-02-13
Resigned
URWIN, Ashleigh Barbara, M/S→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-04 · resigned 2020-04-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2011-05-09
Resigned
DANTON, James Edwin→
director · ~81y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2023-12-31
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2011-05-09
Resigned
SHIELDS, William Edgar→
director · ~85y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2019-01-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (48 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-04-22