KDM QUALITY MANAGEMENT LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC562459 · ltd · incorporated 2017-04-04
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£0
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering design activities for industrial process and production
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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 (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
24 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£0
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£0£0
Net assets£0£0

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-01-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-08-23
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-08-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-08-22
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-08-19
    MARTIN, Donna resigned
    secretary
  7. 2025-05-16
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2025-04-01
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-01-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-01-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2023-01-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-01-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-01-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-04-15
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-04-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KDM QUALITY MANAGEMENT LTD.
  18. 2017-04-04
    MARTIN, Keith appointed
    director
  19. 2017-04-04
    MARTIN, Donna appointed
    secretary
  20. 2017-04-04
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Keith Martin
Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest04/04/2017

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
Incorporated2017-04-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71121 — Engineering design activities for industrial process and production

Registered office

0/1 7 Mcfarlane Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA3 1RY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-17OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MARTIN, Keith
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-04-04
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Active
MARTIN, Donna
secretary · appointed 2017-04-04 · resigned 2025-08-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-22
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-08-22
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-01-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-31