KIRKTONHOLME GROUP LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC689327 · ltd · incorporated 2021-02-16
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£332
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Pre-primary education
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £332

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£332
↑ 90% YoY
Current Assets
£413k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£94k£188k£282k£376k£469kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£332£175
Current assets£413.4k£469.5k
Net assets£332£175

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-09
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  4. 2023-11-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2023-11-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2022-10-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2022-10-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-09-29
    KELLY, Adam Charles Bernard appointed
    director
  11. 2022-09-29
    KELLY, Charlotte appointed
    director
  12. 2022-09-29
    KELLY, Emily appointed
    director
  13. 2021-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KIRKTONHOLME GROUP LIMITED
  14. 2021-02-16
    KELLY, Sarah appointed
    director
  15. 2021-02-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

56/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-08-09: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Emily Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 06/1997 · age 29
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/02/2021
Ms Sarah Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/02/2021
Mr Adam Charles Bernard Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 03/1995 · age 31
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/02/2021

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
Incorporated2021-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85100 — Pre-primary education

Registered office

54 Cowgate
Kirkintilloch
Glasgow
G66 1HN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-17
Last: 2025-10-03

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

KELLY, Adam Charles Bernard
director · ~31y · appointed 2022-09-29
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Active
KELLY, Charlotte
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-09-29
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Active
KELLY, Emily
director · ~29y · appointed 2022-09-29
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Active
KELLY, Sarah
director · ~33y · appointed 2021-02-16
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Active

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-08-09
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-13
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-02-16