KL RENEWABLES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC629797 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to May 2024
Net worth
£10
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33200
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed manufacturing with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 61/100 (worth a look), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 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
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £10

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£10
↑ 150% YoY
Current Assets
£19k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£5k£10k£14k£19k£24kMay 2023May 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£13.3k£13.6k
Current assets£19.5k£23.8k
Net assets£10£4

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-03-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-08-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-14
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-01-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-07-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-05-08
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KL RENEWABLES LTD
  11. 2019-05-08
    LOCHRIE, Kevin appointed
    director
  12. 2019-05-08
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevin Lochrie
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control08/05/2019

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
Incorporated2019-05-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33200 — SIC 33200

Registered office

10 Arkwrights Way
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 2NX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

LOCHRIE, Kevin
director · ~40y · appointed 2019-05-08
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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-08-14
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-08-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07