KS TEST SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC704571 · ltd · incorporated 2021-07-20
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 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
60
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 · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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| Average employees | 2 | 300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (12 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-07-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-07-28📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2021-07-20🏢Company incorporatedAs KS TEST SERVICES LTD
- 2021-07-20➕STODDART, Kevin appointeddirector
- 2021-07-20➕STODDART, Lorna appointeddirector
- 2021-07-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
74/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
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 |
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Mr Kevin Stoddart Individual · British · DOB 11/1968 · age 58 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 20/07/2021 |
Mrs Lorna Stoddart Individual · British · DOB 10/1966 · age 60 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 20/07/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-07-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Registered office
Stannergate House 41 Dundee Road West
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
STODDART, Kevin→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
STODDART, Lorna→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2021-07-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (13 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-07-28
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2021-07-28
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-07-20