K CONSTRUCTION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC439906 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-09
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 12.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of construction holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 12.2y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 12.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
45 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees200200

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
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-01-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-03-25
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  7. 2023-03-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  8. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-01-18
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    mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
    mortgage · MR04
  10. 2022-01-18
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    Charge satisfied #1
  11. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-12
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-02-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-07-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2019-02-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-08-14
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-08-14
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2014-04-16
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  21. 2014-02-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2013-03-20
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    DAVIDSON, Danielle resigned
    secretary
  23. 2013-01-09
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    Company incorporated
    As K CONSTRUCTION (HOLDINGS) LIMITED
  24. 2013-01-09
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    KEMP, Richard Alan appointed
    director
  25. 2013-01-09
    ➕
    KIMBELL, Nicholas David appointed
    director
  26. 2013-01-09
    ➕
    DAVIDSON, Danielle appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

49/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
Mr Richard Alan Kemp
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr Nicholas David Kimbell
Individual · British · DOB 09/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-01-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64203 — Activities of construction holding companies

Registered office

50a Sighthill Crescent
Edinburgh
EH11 1QD
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-22
Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

KEMP, Richard Alan→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-01-09
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Active
KIMBELL, Nicholas David→
director · ~55y · appointed 2013-01-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DAVIDSON, Danielle→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-09 · resigned 2013-03-20
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property16/04/201425/03/2023
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge1 property26/02/201418/01/2022

Recent filings (45 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-01-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-07-31
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-02-12