KERR'S OF EDINBURGH LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC568681 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-14
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 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Removal services
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 52103SIC 52103
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.6y

50/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Aug 2023Aug 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-312023-08-31
Average employees13001300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-10-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  3. 2025-10-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  4. 2025-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-24
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  6. 2024-05-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-05-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-05-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-03-24
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  11. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  13. 2021-06-07
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    capital-alter-shares-subdivision
    capital · SH02
  14. 2021-06-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  15. 2021-06-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  16. 2021-06-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2021-06-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  18. 2021-06-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  19. 2021-06-07
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  20. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2017-10-03
    ➕
    KERR, William Robert appointed
    director
  22. 2017-06-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KERR'S OF EDINBURGH LTD
  23. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    KERR, Halina appointed
    director
  24. 2017-06-14
    ➕
    KERR, William Copeland appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KERR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — 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 76 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.)

Group structure

Kerr's Property Holdings North Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kerr's Property Holdings North Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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KERR'S OF EDINBURGH LTD
This company · SC568681

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kerr's Property Holdings North Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting04/03/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr William Robert Kerrceased 04/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mr William Copeland Kerrceased 04/03/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Mrs Helena Kerrceased 25/05/2021· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2017-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49420 — Removal services

Registered office

3 Albert Road
Edinburgh
EH6 7DP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KERR, Halina→
director · ~75y · appointed 2017-06-14
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Active
KERR, William Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2017-10-03
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Active
KERR, William Copeland→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
A registered charge—15/10/2025—
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Recent filings (37 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-02-11
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-21
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-05-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-05-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-30
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-14