KESTREL AERIAL SURVEYS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC476652 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-01
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
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialist photography
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
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
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 Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0May 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Average employees0—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
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. 2025-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-26
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    address · AD01
  3. 2025-08-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-08-22
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-08-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2025-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  9. 2022-09-01
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  10. 2022-02-03
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  11. 2021-02-08
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  12. 2020-02-03
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  13. 2018-09-25
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  14. 2018-02-05
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-02-08
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-01
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    Company incorporated
    As KESTREL AERIAL SURVEYS LIMITED
  17. 2014-05-01
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    SCOTT, Graeme Finlay appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-05-01
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    SCOTT, Claire Reid appointed
    director
  19. 2014-05-01
    ➕
    SCOTT, Graeme Finlay 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 Graeme Finlay Scott
Individual · British · DOB 12/1972 · age 54
50–75%
—50-75% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Claire Reid Scott
Individual · British · DOB 02/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74202 — Other specialist photography

Registered office

Hazeldenhill Farm Hazelden Road
Newton Mearns
Glasgow
G77 6RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-15
Last: 2026-05-01

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

SCOTT, Graeme Finlay→
secretary · appointed 2014-05-01
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Active
SCOTT, Claire Reid→
director · ~49y · appointed 2014-05-01
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SCOTT, Graeme Finlay→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-05-01
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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-03