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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Aug 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong 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 accountsCash
£52k
Net Worth
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Current Assets
£52k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-08-31 | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-10📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-02-14🏢Company incorporatedAs KMT DEVELOPMENT TRUST
- 2017-02-14➕SAVAGE, Christopher Lloyd appointedsecretary
- 2017-02-14➕BURNS, Martin Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➕MCFADZEAN, James William Leslie appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➕MCTAGGART, Elaine Frances appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➕MCTAGGART, Philip Craig appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➕REILLY, Matthew Anthony appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14➕SAVAGE, Christopher Lloyd appointeddirector
- 2017-02-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
63/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalMultiple 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| OCEANFOLD LTD→ SC853553 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →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→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, Martin Anthony→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2017-02-14
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MCFADZEAN, James William Leslie→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2017-02-14
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MCTAGGART, Elaine Frances→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2017-02-14
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MCTAGGART, Philip Craig→
Activedirector · ~41y · appointed 2017-02-14
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REILLY, Matthew Anthony→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SAVAGE, Christopher Lloyd→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2017-02-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
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