KNIDAL LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC623741 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£12.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Public houses and bars
Sector: Accommodation & food service
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £12,188
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£12k
Current Assets
£13k
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £12.2k |
| Current assets | £12.8k |
| Net assets | £12.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-27📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-11-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs KNIDAL LIMITED
- 2019-03-08➕KNIGHT, Peter Alan appointeddirector
- 2019-03-08➕TINDAL, John Andrew David appointeddirector
- 2019-03-08📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Peter Alan Knight Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/03/2019 |
Mr John Andrew David Tindal Individual · British · DOB 06/1972 · age 54 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 08/03/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56302 — Public houses and bars
Registered office
26 William Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7NH
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last: 2026-03-06
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KNIGHT, Peter Alan→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2019-03-08
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TINDAL, John Andrew David→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2019-03-08
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Recent filings (20 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-27
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-12-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-10