KINAEGIS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC595299 · ltd · incorporated 2018-04-25

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2025

Net worth

£63.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Private security activities

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -31% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

23 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £63,778

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,935 YoY

Cash YoY

-31%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£9k

↓ 31% YoY

Net Worth

£64k

↓ 7.2% YoY

Current Assets

£103k

↓ 3.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Total assets	£63.8k	£74.4k
Current assets	£103.4k	£106.9k
Cash	£9.4k	£13.6k
Debtors	£18.0k	£17.2k
Net assets	£63.8k	£68.7k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-03
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-05-03
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-04-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-11-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-13
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-07-11
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2019-07-09
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-04-25
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Company incorporated
As KINAEGIS LTD
2018-04-25
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AINSWORTH, Stephen appointed
director
2018-04-25
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

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

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
+No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No 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
Mrs Mhairi Siobhain Antonia Ainsworth Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	24/03/2021
Mr Stephen Ainsworth Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	25/04/2018

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

Incorporated2018-04-25

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC80100 — Private security activities

Registered office

21 Forbes Place

Paisley

PA1 1UT

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-05-08

Last: 2025-04-24

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

AINSWORTH, Stephen→

director · ~60y · appointed 2018-04-25

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Active

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Recent filings (23 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-25

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-19

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-05-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-04-26

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended

accounts · AA01

2023-01-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-05-11

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-01-31

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-05-07

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2021-05-03

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2021-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2021-04-23