IAN KIDD & SON LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC412188 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-28
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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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
47 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees300300

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
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-27
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  2. 2024-12-31
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  3. 2023-12-29
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  4. 2022-12-30
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  5. 2021-12-30
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  6. 2021-05-19
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  7. 2021-05-19
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  8. 2021-03-10
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  9. 2020-01-22
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  10. 2020-01-22
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  11. 2020-01-22
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  12. 2019-12-30
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  13. 2018-12-27
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  14. 2017-12-29
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  15. 2016-12-23
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  16. 2015-12-31
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    KIDD, Isabella Forsyth resigned
    director
  17. 2015-02-01
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    KIDD, Ian James Brown appointed
    director
  18. 2011-11-28
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    Company incorporated
    As IAN KIDD & SON LTD
  19. 2011-11-28
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    KIDD, Ian Learmonth appointed
    director
  20. 2011-11-28
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    HOGG, Raymond Stewart appointed
    director
  21. 2011-11-28
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    HOGG, Raymond Stewart resigned
    director
  22. 2011-11-28
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    KIDD, Isabella Forsyth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

96/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KIDD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 75 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 14 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ian James Brown Kidd
Individual · British · DOB 06/1981 · age 45
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting08/01/2017
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Learmonth Kiddceased 30/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Ms Isabella Forsyth Kiddceased 30/04/2020· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2011-11-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

4 Valentine Court
Dunsinane Industrial Estate
Dundee
DD2 3QB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-20
Last: 2026-01-06

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

KIDD, Ian James Brown→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-02-01
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Active
KIDD, Ian Learmonth→
director · ~75y · appointed 2011-11-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG, Raymond Stewart→
director · ~63y · appointed 2011-11-28 · resigned 2011-11-28
Resigned
KIDD, Isabella Forsyth→
director · ~73y · appointed 2011-11-28 · resigned 2015-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (47 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-27
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accounts · AA
2025-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-19
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-22