KC INVESCO LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC641680 · ltd · incorporated 2019-09-16
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-4.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 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 · FRS 105 (micro)Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £4,358
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£4k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
↓ 97% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £86.2k | £386.8k |
| Current assets | £9.7k | £310.8k |
| Net assets | £-4.4k | £-3.8k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-09-16📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-08-11📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-24📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2019-09-16🏢Company incorporatedAs KC INVESCO LIMITED
- 2019-09-16➕WOODMAN, Clifford Roland appointeddirector
- 2019-09-16➕WOODMAN, Karen appointeddirector
- 2019-09-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
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 64 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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 Clifford Roland Woodman Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/09/2019 |
Ms Karen Woodman Individual · British · DOB 10/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/09/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2019-09-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
Cedarwood
Milnfield
Annan
DG12 5QP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-14
Last: 2025-10-31
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
WOODMAN, Clifford Roland→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2019-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WOODMAN, Karen→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2019-09-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (24 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-30
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-16