KEY TECHNICAL UK LTD
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £408.7k | £300.8k |
| Current assets | £417.4k | £338.4k |
| Cash | £417.4k | £302.4k |
| Debtors | — | £36.0k |
| Net assets | £408.7k | £300.8k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-09➖HAYS, Charlene resigneddirector
- 2020-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-10-19🏢Company incorporatedAs KEY TECHNICAL UK LTD
- 2018-10-19➕HAINING, Donna appointeddirector
- 2018-10-19➕HAINING, Gordon appointeddirector
- 2018-10-19➕HAYS, Charlene appointeddirector
- 2018-10-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Gordon Haining Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1970 · age 56 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 19/10/2018 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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