KN CONTRACTS LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC565162 · ltd · incorporated 2017-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
40 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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
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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 | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-29📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-04-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-11-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-07-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-05📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-07-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2020-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs KN CONTRACTS LIMITED
- 2017-05-05➕ARMSTRONG, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2017-05-05➕ARMSTRONG, Nicola appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
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
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mrs Nicola Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 06/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/05/2017 |
Mr Kenneth Armstrong Individual · British · DOB 02/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/05/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| LEAGUE PR SERVICES LIMITED→ SC727687 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| LEAVESLEY CONSULTING LTD→ SC525151 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| LEGAL & MANORIAL LTD→ SC872997 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LESLIE HUTT ARCHITECTURE LTD→ SC499972 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| LHAN ENGINEERING LTD→ SC711233 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| LIGHT DARK LIGHT CIC→ SC851751 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LIMITED DIMENSIONS LTD→ SC717754 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| LJACK CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC772441 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| LLS CAPITAL LTD→ SC646679 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| LOCKEY ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY LTD→ SC634363 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| LODGEWOOD INSPECTIONS LTD→ SC877799 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LONSFOOD SALES CONSULTANCY LIMITED→ SC609079 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
A9 Accountancy, Elm House
Cradlehall Business Park
Inverness
IV2 5GH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-18
Last: 2025-05-04
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ARMSTRONG, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ARMSTRONG, Nicola→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2017-05-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (40 total)
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-10
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-12