KIRKWOOD BROTHERS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC644801 · ltd · incorporated 2019-10-18
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
21 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.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Net Worth
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-28
Average employees2

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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
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filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
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  2. 2024-05-23
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  3. 2024-05-03
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  4. 2024-04-10
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    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2023-06-22
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    accounts · AA01
  7. 2023-06-05
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  8. 2023-06-05
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  9. 2023-05-09
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  10. 2023-05-09
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  11. 2023-04-17
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  12. 2023-01-20
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  13. 2021-11-11
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  14. 2021-02-16
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-10-18
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    Company incorporated
    As KIRKWOOD BROTHERS LTD
  16. 2019-10-18
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    KIRKWOOD, Robert Dennis appointed
    director
  17. 2019-10-18
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    KIRKWOOD, William John appointed
    director
  18. 2019-10-18
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    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KIRKWOOD" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +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 signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Robert Kirkwood
Individual · British · DOB 11/1966 · age 60
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/04/2023
Mr William John Kirkwood
Individual · British · DOB 01/1958 · age 68
25–50%
—25-50% shares18/10/2019

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
Incorporated2019-10-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Unit 6 Nobel Workshops, Nobel Business Park
Ardeer
Stevenston
Ayrshire
KA20 3LN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

KIRKWOOD, Robert Dennis→
director · ~60y · appointed 2019-10-18
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KIRKWOOD, William John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2019-10-18
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Recent filings (21 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-05-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-10
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-20