KILN SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC414333 · ltd · incorporated 2012-01-11
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 May 2024
Net worth
£28.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 33190SIC 33190
  • 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 £28,364

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£28k
↑ 6.4% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£27k£34kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£28.4k£26.6k
Current assets£34.2k£33.9k
Net assets£28.4k£26.6k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-01-09
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    officers · CH03
  3. 2026-01-09
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  4. 2025-02-26
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  5. 2024-02-20
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  6. 2023-05-15
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  7. 2022-05-27
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  8. 2021-05-17
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  9. 2020-02-28
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  10. 2019-02-28
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  11. 2018-02-28
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  12. 2017-02-28
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  13. 2016-03-02
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  14. 2016-01-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2016-01-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2012-01-11
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    Company incorporated
    As KILN SERVICES (SCOTLAND) LTD
  17. 2012-01-11
    ➕
    DICK-HAMILTON, Sharon Hannah appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-01-11
    ➕
    DICK-HAMILTON, Sharon Hannah appointed
    director
  19. 2012-01-11
    ➕
    HAMILTON, William appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Sharon Hannah Dick-Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 09/1969 · age 57
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control · firm interest30/06/2016
Mr William Hamilton
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2016

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
Incorporated2012-01-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery

Registered office

Unit 8/11 Whistleberry Park Industrial Park
Blantyre
ML3 0ED

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-22
Last: 2026-01-08

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

DICK-HAMILTON, Sharon Hannah→
secretary · appointed 2012-01-11
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DICK-HAMILTON, Sharon Hannah→
director · ~57y · appointed 2012-01-11
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HAMILTON, William→
director · ~67y · appointed 2012-01-11
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Recent filings (35 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-01-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-02-28