RED KITE YURTS LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC459255 · ltd · incorporated 2013-09-17
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-8.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £8,505
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£5k
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£23k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £15.3k | £22.4k |
| Current assets | £23.3k | £29.1k |
| Cash | £4.9k | £8.0k |
| Debtors | £14.0k | £16.1k |
| Net assets | £-8.5k | £-10.9k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-11-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-11-16📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-09-27📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2017-09-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2013-09-17🏢Company incorporatedAs RED KITE YURTS LIMITED
- 2013-09-17➕MILLARD, Paul appointeddirector
- 2013-09-17➕HEIMAN, Osker appointeddirector
- 2013-09-17➖HEIMAN, Osker resigneddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
88/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Paul Millard Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 17/09/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-09-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC77210 — Renting and leasing of recreational and sports goods
Registered office
Red Kite Yurts, Tunnel 9/10
Keltie Bridge Workshops
Callander
FK17 8LQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-01
Last: 2025-09-17
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
MILLARD, Paul→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-09-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEIMAN, Osker→
Resigneddirector · ~49y · appointed 2013-09-17 · resigned 2013-09-17
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Recent filings (33 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-11-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-01