KENCEL LIMITED
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
- 74909Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-31➖EBERE, Caroline Onyedikachi resignedsecretary
- 2025-10-31➖DAKA, Tersee William resigneddirector
- 2025-10-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-10-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-05-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-11-04📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-11-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-04-15➕EBERE, Caroline Onyedikachi appointedsecretary
- 2024-04-15➕DAKA, Tersee William appointeddirector
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-05-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2014-03-26➖EBERE, Nkechi Laura resignedsecretary
- 2013-10-26➖EBERE, Nkechi Laura resigneddirector
- 2013-04-22🏢Company incorporatedAs KENCEL LIMITED
- 2013-04-22➕EBERE, Chijioke Kelvin Joseph appointeddirector
- 2013-04-22➕EBERE, Nkechi Laura appointedsecretary
- 2013-04-22➕EBERE, Nkechi Laura appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: EBERE, Caroline Onyedikachi resigned 2025-10-31; DAKA, Tersee William resigned 2025-10-31
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Chijioke Kelvin Joseph Ebere Individual · British · DOB 11/1976 · age 50 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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