KNC GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC451952 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£2.17M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46130
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71112Urban planning and landscape architectural activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.7y
35/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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 (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
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
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £2,165,484
Cash YoY
+44%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£343k
↑ 44% YoY
Net Worth
£2.2m
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 19% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £3.35M | £2.67M |
| Current assets | £1.34M | £1.13M |
| Cash | £343.3k | £238.0k |
| Debtors | £936.0k | £835.3k |
| Net assets | £2.17M | £1.55M |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
11
filings
- • 10 capital
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
11
filings
- • 10 capital
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-02📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-02📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-02📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-03-02📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-02-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-02-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-02-27📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-02-27📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2026-02-26📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2026-02-26📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2025-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-09📄capital-cancellation-sharescapital · SH06
- 2021-11-09📄capital-return-purchase-own-sharescapital · SH03
- 2021-09-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-09-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-13🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-08-31➖CRAWFORD, Nicola Louise resigneddirector
- 2021-08-23📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-06-10🏢Company incorporatedAs KNC GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
- 2013-06-10➕CRAWFORD, Kevin Alan appointeddirector
- 2013-06-10➕CRAWFORD, Nicola Louise appointeddirector
- 2013-06-10➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2013-06-10➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kevin Alan Crawford Individual · British · DOB 09/1986 · age 40 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Nicola Louise Crawford Individual · British · DOB 08/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46130 — SIC 46130
Registered office
55-57 West High Street
Inverurie
AB51 3QQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-26
Last: 2025-05-12
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
CRAWFORD, Kevin Alan→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2013-06-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CRAWFORD, Nicola Louise→
Resigneddirector · ~38y · appointed 2013-06-10 · resigned 2021-08-31
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2013-06-10 · resigned 2013-06-10
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 13/09/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 18/08/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-12
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-03-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-03-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-03-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-03-02
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-02-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-02-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-02-27
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-02-27
capital-cancellation-shares
capital · SH06
2026-02-26
capital-return-purchase-own-shares
capital · SH03
2026-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26