KLM CNC SERVICES LTD.
🌳Matureactive
SC433339 · ltd · incorporated 2012-09-25
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£3.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Repair of machinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
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
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £3,546
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£4k
↑ 1682% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.1k | £199 |
| Current assets | £19.4k | £10.4k |
| Net assets | £3.5k | £199 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-10-03📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-04-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-22📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-25🏢Company incorporatedAs KLM CNC SERVICES LTD.
- 2012-09-25➕DORNAN, Marie appointeddirector
- 2012-09-25➕DORNAN, Philip Mark appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. 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
1 lowMultiple registered office changes
lowMultiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Marie Dornan Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/12/2024 |
Mr Philip Mark Dornan Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 25/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-09-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33120 — Repair of machinery
Registered office
Suite 14 Ellismuir House Ellismuir Way
Uddingston
Glasgow
G71 5PW
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-09
Last: 2025-09-25
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
DORNAN, Marie→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2012-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DORNAN, Philip Mark→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2012-09-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (29 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-05-12