TKF ENGINEERING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC482352 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-16
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
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year to Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
31 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees200200

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
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-07-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-07-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-07-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-07-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  11. 2019-07-24
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2019-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2019-07-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2019-07-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2019-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-30
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2018-04-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2014-07-16
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    Company incorporated
    As TKF ENGINEERING LIMITED
  19. 2014-07-16
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    FENTON, Paul Gerrard appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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
Mrs Kathryn Fenton
Individual · British · DOB 06/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/08/2018
Mr Paul Fenton
Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Kathryn Fentonceased 13/08/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2014-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

1 Simonsburn Road
Kilmarnock
KA1 5LA

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-30
Last: 2025-07-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

FENTON, Paul Gerrard→
director · ~42y · appointed 2014-07-16
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Recent filings (31 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-16