KELPCROFTERS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC667748 · ltd · incorporated 2020-07-16
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
—
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 03210
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 10890SIC 10890
  • 72190Other research and experimental development on natural sciences and engineering
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (70/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
13 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £22,083

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£50k
Net Worth
£22k
Current Assets
£63k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-07-31
Total assets£22.1k
Current assets£62.5k
Cash£50.4k
Debtors£2.1k
Net assets£22.1k

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

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3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-01-23
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2022-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-08-04
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2020-08-04
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2020-07-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KELPCROFTERS LTD
  9. 2020-07-16
    ➕
    GLASGOW, Alex Mackenzie appointed
    director
  10. 2020-07-16
    ➕
    ORR, Kyla Kathleen, Dr. appointed
    director
  11. 2020-07-16
    ➕
    WELCH, Martin appointed
    director
  12. 2020-07-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Martin Welch
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1962 · age 64
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/07/2020
Dr. Kyla Kathleen Orr
Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/07/2020
Mr Alex Mackenzie Glasgow
Individual · British · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/07/2020

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
Incorporated2020-07-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC03210 — SIC 03210

Registered office

Corkil
Dubhaird
Plockton
Highland
IV52 8TU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

GLASGOW, Alex Mackenzie→
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-07-16
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Active
ORR, Kyla Kathleen, Dr.→
director · ~43y · appointed 2020-07-16
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Active
WELCH, Martin→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-07-16
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Active

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Recent filings (13 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-01-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-08-04
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-07-16