KELLYSAPWORLD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC467986 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-22
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
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year to Jan 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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.

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 (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
32 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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 Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Average employees1100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-11
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  3. 2024-01-12
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  4. 2024-01-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-07-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2022-07-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-09-15
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-16
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2019-08-08
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-07
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    address · AD01
  15. 2018-10-05
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-07-10
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    GANNON, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  18. 2014-01-22
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    Company incorporated
    As KELLYSAPWORLD LIMITED
  19. 2014-01-22
    ➕
    KELLY, Paul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

78/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KELLY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 12 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
Ms Helen Elizabeth Gannon
Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting12/01/2024
Mr Paul Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 09/1976 · age 50
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/07/2016

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
Incorporated2014-01-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Stannergate House 41 Dundee Road West
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-05
Last: 2026-01-22

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

GANNON, Helen Elizabeth→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-07-10
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Active
KELLY, Paul→
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-01-22
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-06
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-07-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30