KERRS ABERDEEN LIMITED
🏛️Establishedactive
SC664396 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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 (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, 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
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
18 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 400 | 400 |
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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-06-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-02-09📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2024-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-16🏢Company incorporatedAs KERRS ABERDEEN LIMITED
- 2020-06-16➕KERR, Avril appointeddirector
- 2020-06-16➕KERR, John Kelvin appointeddirector
- 2020-06-16➕KERR, John Kelvin Martin appointeddirector
- 2020-06-16➕KERR, Rhys Alexsander appointeddirector
- 2020-06-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
78/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KERR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
50/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
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 John Kelvin Martin Kerr Individual · British · DOB 08/1984 · age 42 | 25–50% | — | board control25-50% shares · board control | 16/06/2020 |
Mr Rhys Alexsander Kerr Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1988 · age 38 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/06/2020 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Rhys Alexsander Kerrceased 16/06/2020· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LONGS OF MONIFIETH LTD→ SC379713 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| LOOM FOODS LTD→ SC838315 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| LOOSE SPIRITS AGENCY LIMITED→ SC830683 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| LOST GALAXY LTD→ SC870867 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| M & M SPINK LTD→ SC348716 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| M&NGROUP24 LTD→ SC833218 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| MADLA LIMITED→ SC370979 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| MAEVA RETAIL LIMITED→ SC772404 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| MAHABA LIMITED→ SC855800 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MANDARINA SHOES LIMITED→ SC287752 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| MATSTRADING LTD→ SC864343 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MAXIMO DISTRIBUTION LTD→ SC817718 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-06-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47290 — Other retail sale of food in specialised stores
Registered office
2 2 Ash Street
Dundee
DD1 5AR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08
Last: 2025-06-24
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
Active
KERR, John Kelvin→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2020-06-16
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KERR, John Kelvin Martin→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2020-06-16
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KERR, Rhys Alexsander→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2020-06-16
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Recent filings (18 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-06-24
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-29
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2022-03-23