BK PLUS (FALKIRK) LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -57% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-08-31 | 2023-08-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £330.8k | £377.9k |
| Current assets | £214.7k | £352.4k |
| Cash | £74.8k | £172.1k |
| Debtors | £139.8k | £180.3k |
| Net assets | £283.2k | £243.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 2 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-02-01➕HILL, Edward John appointeddirector
- 2026-01-20➖GOULD, Ian resigneddirector
- 2025-09-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-23✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➕KNIGHT, Shaun Lee appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➖GILMOUR, Kevin resigneddirector
- 2025-04-01➕GOULD, Ian appointeddirector
- 2025-04-01➖NORTHWAY, Mark Edward resigneddirector
- 2025-03-21📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-03-21📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2025-03-21📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-03-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2024-05-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-02-07📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-02-06📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-11-23📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extendedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-02-05🏢Company incorporatedAs BK PLUS (FALKIRK) LIMITED
- 2021-02-05➕GILMOUR, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2021-02-05➕NORTHWAY, Mark Edward appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-06-23: certificate-change-of-name-company
Group structure
Bk Plus Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bk Plus Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 01/04/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kevin Gilmourceased 01/04/2025· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
- Mark Edward Northwayceased 01/04/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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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.
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Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)
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