K&E STACKHOUSE LIMITED

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SC649255 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-10
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£-28.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Window cleaning services
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £28,421

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
Net Worth
-£28k
Current Assets
£43k
Current Liabilities
—
-£28k-£14k£34£14k£28k£43kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-27.3k—
Current assets£42.7k—
Cash£41.9k—
Debtors£787—
Net assets£-28.4k—
Average employees—200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-21
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  2. 2026-01-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-10-12
    ➕
    STACKHOUSE, Esther appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-10-12
    ➖
    STACKHOUSE, Esther resigned
    director
  6. 2025-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-19
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  9. 2024-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2024-02-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2023-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-13
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  14. 2022-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2022-12-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2022-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2022-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2022-09-30
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2021-12-02
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  23. 2019-12-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As K&E STACKHOUSE LIMITED
  24. 2019-12-10
    ➕
    STACKHOUSE, Kerry appointed
    director
  25. 2019-12-10
    ➕
    STACKHOUSE, Esther appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "STACKHOUSE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kerry Stackhouse
Individual · Canadian · DOB 11/1977 · age 49
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control09/12/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Esther Stackhouseceased 30/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-12-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81221 — Window cleaning services

Registered office

Coast Business Centre Ainslie Street
West Pitkerro Industrial Estate
Dundee
DD5 3RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

STACKHOUSE, Esther→
secretary · appointed 2025-10-12
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Active
STACKHOUSE, Kerry→
director · ~49y · appointed 2019-12-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
STACKHOUSE, Esther→
director · ~52y · appointed 2019-12-10 · resigned 2025-10-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2026-01-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-21
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-02-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-14
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2022-12-13