KNC GROUNDWORKS LIMITED
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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).
Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 4.8y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.8 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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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.
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
- • 10 capital
- • 1 accounts
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
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
cleanShareholders & 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.
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| 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 | — |