KENOTEQ LTD
🏛️Establishedactive
SC625638 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-26
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£970.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 23320
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 71122Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 2 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
7 officers (4 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £970,328
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£50k
Net Worth
£970k
↑ 53% YoY
Current Assets
£518k
↑ 131% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.50M | £1.16M |
| Current assets | £517.6k | £224.5k |
| Cash | £50.1k | — |
| Debtors | £411.4k | £179.5k |
| Net assets | £970.3k | £635.1k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
Last 180 days
5
filings
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
- • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-24📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-06-24📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-06-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2026-04-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-20➕HOLT, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2025-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-21➖MEDERO, Gabriela Maluf, Professor resigneddirector
- 2025-05-27📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-05-21📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-12-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-07-05➖HOSTY, Andrew Joseph, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-07-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2024-05-02📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-02📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-05-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-05-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-05-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-05-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-05-01➕HEWITT, John Samuel Brian appointeddirector
- 2024-03-18📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-03-23➕HAMILTON JNR, James Haig appointeddirector
- 2023-03-23➖NORMAN, Neil Philip resigneddirector
- 2021-07-05➕HOSTY, Andrew Joseph, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-07-05➕NORMAN, Neil Philip appointeddirector
- 2019-03-26🏢Company incorporatedAs KENOTEQ LTD
- 2019-03-26➕CHAPMAN, Samuel Stephen Bisset, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-03-26➕MEDERO, Gabriela Maluf, Professor appointeddirector
Owner dependency
48/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-03-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC23320 — SIC 23320
Registered office
Citypoint
65 Haymarket Terrace
Edinburgh
EH12 5HD
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25
Officers (4 active · 3 resigned)
CHAPMAN, Samuel Stephen Bisset, Dr→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2019-03-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HAMILTON JNR, James Haig→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-03-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HEWITT, John Samuel Brian→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-05-01
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HOLT, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2026-02-20
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HOSTY, Andrew Joseph, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-07-05 · resigned 2024-07-05
MEDERO, Gabriela Maluf, Professor→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2019-03-26 · resigned 2025-07-21
NORMAN, Neil Philip→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-07-05 · resigned 2023-03-23
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Recent filings (51 total)
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-06-24
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-06-24
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-06-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-16
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-22
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-05-27
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-29
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-12-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-12-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-02