KN 14 LIMITED

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SC472949 · ltd · incorporated 2014-03-20
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
34 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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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees4400

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
2
filings
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 4 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-13
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    replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
  2. 2026-03-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-03-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2026-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2025-12-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-03-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2025-03-27
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-31
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    GAULD, Ian Gordon resigned
    director
  12. 2024-12-31
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    GAULD, Sandra Dorothy resigned
    director
  13. 2023-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2021-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-03-20
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    Company incorporated
    As KN 14 LIMITED
  20. 2014-03-20
    ➕
    GAULD, Kevin Ian appointed
    director
  21. 2014-03-20
    ➕
    GAULD, Neil appointed
    director
  22. 2014-03-20
    ➕
    GAULD, Ian Gordon appointed
    director
  23. 2014-03-20
    ➕
    GAULD, Sandra Dorothy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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
Mr Kevin Ian Gauld
Individual · British · DOB 12/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Neil Gauld
Individual · British · DOB 04/1987 · age 39
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Gordon Gauldceased 31/12/2024· significant influence
  • Mrs Sandra Dorothy Gauldceased 31/12/2024· significant influence

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
Incorporated2014-03-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Uryside
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 6HJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

GAULD, Kevin Ian→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAULD, Neil→
director · ~39y · appointed 2014-03-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GAULD, Ian Gordon→
director · ~66y · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned
GAULD, Sandra Dorothy→
director · ~65y · appointed 2014-03-20 · resigned 2024-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP01CS01
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20