KTK SCOTLAND LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC575093 · ltd · incorporated 2017-08-31
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 Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33190
Sector: Manufacturing
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 (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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
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
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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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-09📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-02📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2017-08-31🏢Company incorporatedAs KTK SCOTLAND LTD
- 2017-08-31➕DOWNIE, Kenneth appointeddirector
- 2017-08-31➕DOWNIE, Kieran appointeddirector
- 2017-08-31➕DOWNIE, Rose Teresa appointeddirector
- 2017-08-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Kieran Downie Individual · British · DOB 02/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 31/08/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-08-31
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33190 — SIC 33190
Registered office
12 Lawers Drive
Motherwell
ML1 2PH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-13
Last: 2025-08-30
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DOWNIE, Kenneth→
Activedirector · ~47y · appointed 2017-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOWNIE, Kieran→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2017-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOWNIE, Rose Teresa→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2017-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (19 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-04-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-09