KELPCROFTERS LTD
- · Filings: 13 → 15
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑Filings: 13 → 15
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- 10890SIC 10890
- 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -64% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £29.4k | £22.1k |
| Current assets | £35.9k | £62.5k |
| Cash | £18.1k | £50.4k |
| Debtors | £2.7k | £2.1k |
| Net assets | £29.4k | £22.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 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
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Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2022-05-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs KELPCROFTERS LTD
- 2020-07-16➕GLASGOW, Alex Mackenzie appointeddirector
- 2020-07-16➕ORR, Kyla Kathleen, Dr. appointeddirector
- 2020-07-16➕WELCH, Martin appointeddirector
- 2020-07-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Martin Welch Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/07/2020 |
Dr. Kyla Kathleen Orr Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/07/2020 |
Mr Alex Mackenzie Glasgow Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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