KMT DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🏛️Establishedactive
SC557594 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2017-02-14
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (71/100)

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
7 officers (7 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
19 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
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£52k
Net Worth
—
Current Assets
£52k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£21k£31k£42k£52kAug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Current assets£52.2k—
Cash£52.2k—

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 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-02-10
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-11-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-11-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-11-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-02-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KMT DEVELOPMENT TRUST
  11. 2017-02-14
    ➕
    SAVAGE, Christopher Lloyd appointed
    secretary
  12. 2017-02-14
    ➕
    BURNS, Martin Anthony appointed
    director
  13. 2017-02-14
    ➕
    MCFADZEAN, James William Leslie appointed
    director
  14. 2017-02-14
    ➕
    MCTAGGART, Elaine Frances appointed
    director
  15. 2017-02-14
    ➕
    MCTAGGART, Philip Craig appointed
    director
  16. 2017-02-14
    ➕
    REILLY, Matthew Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2017-02-14
    ➕
    SAVAGE, Christopher Lloyd appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-14
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.

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
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2017-02-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Merkland Farm
Kirkoswald
Girvan
Ayrshire
KA19 8HP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-27
Last: 2026-02-13

Officers (7 active · 0 resigned)

SAVAGE, Christopher Lloyd→
secretary · appointed 2017-02-14
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Active
BURNS, Martin Anthony→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-14
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Active
MCFADZEAN, James William Leslie→
director · ~71y · appointed 2017-02-14
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Active
MCTAGGART, Elaine Frances→
director · ~38y · appointed 2017-02-14
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Active
MCTAGGART, Philip Craig→
director · ~41y · appointed 2017-02-14
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Active
REILLY, Matthew Anthony→
director · ~72y · appointed 2017-02-14
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Active
SAVAGE, Christopher Lloyd→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-02-14
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Active

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Recent filings (19 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-13
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-27