K-VELL LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
SC705927 · ltd · incorporated 2021-08-05
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
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
15 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£100
~ YoY
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
—
£0£20£40£60£80£100Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-31
Total assets£100£100
Cash£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-12
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2024-03-01
    ➖
    RF SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  6. 2023-08-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-15
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-07-04
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2023-04-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-08-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-08-09
    ➕
    RF SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  12. 2021-08-09
    📄
    appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP04
  13. 2021-08-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As K-VELL LTD
  14. 2021-08-05
    ➕
    DOTAN, Ziv appointed
    director
  15. 2021-08-05
    ➕
    GRANT, Ian Kenneth appointed
    director
  16. 2021-08-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Ziv Dotan
Individual · British · DOB 05/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/08/2021
Mr Ian Kenneth Grant
Individual · British · DOB 09/1957 · age 69
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/08/2021

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
Incorporated2021-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46190 — Agents involved in the sale of a variety of goods

Registered office

1 Boydston Way
Kilmarnock
KA3 6BE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

DOTAN, Ziv→
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRANT, Ian Kenneth→
director · ~69y · appointed 2021-08-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RF SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2021-08-09 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-01
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-07-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-07-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-01
appoint-corporate-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP04
2021-08-09
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2021-08-05