KELVIN RIVER TOWNHOUSES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC520200 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 58). 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 (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
19 live charges · oldest 10.4y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
19 charges (19/19 with lender, 19/19 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £8.43M |
| Current assets | — | £4.47M |
| Cash | — | £1.0k |
| Debtors | — | £4.47M |
| Net assets | — | £6.60M |
| Average employees | 1 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-05📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-12-05🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
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- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #19
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- 2023-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-11-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-12-18🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
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Owner dependency
88/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- 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
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Kelvin River Property Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kelvin River Property Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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KELVIN RIVER TOWNHOUSES LIMITED
This company · SC520200
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kelvin River Property Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
6th Floor Gordon Chambers
90 Mitchell Street
Glasgow
G1 3NQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MCKECHNIE, Stephen John→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2015-11-12
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Mortgages & charges
19
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:19 of 19 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
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| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 05/12/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 18/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 09/12/2015 | 30/11/2023 |
Recent filings (61 total)
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accounts · AA
2025-12-19
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
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mortgage · MR04
2023-12-05
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mortgage · MR04
2023-11-30
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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mortgage · MR04
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