HULLEY & KIRKWOOD LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC488409 · ltd · incorporated 2014-10-08

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 5.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2025

Net worth

£4.09M

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

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 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.8y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

51 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £4,089,985

Net assets shrinking

Down £3 YoY

Cash YoY

+22%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£196k

↑ 22% YoY

Net Worth

£4.1m

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£4.09M	£4.09M
Current assets	—	£160.1k
Cash	£195.7k	£160.1k
Net assets	£4.09M	£4.09M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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2 signals 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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-03-31
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accounts · AA
2025-03-06
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accounts · AA
2024-07-15
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officers · TM01
2024-03-25
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LEES, Justin Robert resigned
director
2024-02-28
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accounts · AA
2023-05-11
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-05-11
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-03-03
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accounts · AA
2023-02-28
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STEWART, David resigned
director
2023-02-28
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WOOD, Donald resigned
director
2023-02-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-21
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LEES, Justin Robert appointed
director
2022-04-21
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officers · AP01
2022-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-06-24
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capital · SH03
2021-03-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2020-10-11
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capital · SH01
2020-10-09
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officers · AP01
2020-10-09
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-07-24
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mortgage · MR01
2020-07-17
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2020-07-17
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-07-01
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LINDSAY, Colin James appointed
director
2020-07-01
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O'ROURKE, Alan appointed
director
2020-06-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2020-03-20
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COSTELLO, James Joshua resigned
director
2014-10-10
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MCINNES, John Gordon appointed
director
2014-10-10
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MCKINLAY, Stephen appointed
director
2014-10-10
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O'DONNELL, Michael appointed
director
2014-10-10
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YEMM, Nigel appointed
director
2014-10-10
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STEWART, David appointed
director
2014-10-10
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WOOD, Donald appointed
director
2014-10-08
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Company incorporated
As HULLEY & KIRKWOOD LIMITED
2014-10-08
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COSTELLO, James Joshua appointed
director

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2014-10-08

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Watermark Business Park

Govan Road

Glasgow

G51 2SE

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08