KENNY CAMPBELL PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED

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SC492955 · ltd · incorporated 2014-12-09
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
—
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£833
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £833

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£8k
Net Worth
£833
Current Assets
£19k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£4k£8k£12k£15k£19kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£12.5k—
Current assets£19.3k—
Cash£8.1k—
Debtors£1.2k—
Net assets£833—

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
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 (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-03-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-03-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-06-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2018-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-04-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2018-04-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  14. 2018-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2017-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As KENNY CAMPBELL PLUMBING & HEATING LIMITED
  17. 2014-12-09
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Elizabeth Ashley appointed
    secretary
  18. 2014-12-09
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Kenneth Iain appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAMPBELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 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 Elizabeth Ashley Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 07/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Kenneth Iain Campbell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1973 · age 53
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
Incorporated2014-12-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43220 — Plumbing, heat and air-conditioning installation

Registered office

Tigh Na Coille
Unachan
Spean Bridge
Fort William
PH34 4EX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-01
Last: 2026-03-18

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CAMPBELL, Elizabeth Ashley→
secretary · appointed 2014-12-09
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Active
CAMPBELL, Kenneth Iain→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-12-09
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Active

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-20