KERRTECH AUTOMOTIVE LTD
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsFinancials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £5.1k |
| Current assets | £62.9k |
| Cash | £56.7k |
| Debtors | £6.2k |
| Net assets | £5.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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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- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-07-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2022-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs KERRTECH AUTOMOTIVE LTD
- 2022-04-07➕BAIN, Craig appointeddirector
- 2022-04-07➕KERR, Steven appointeddirector
- 2022-04-07📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KERR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
Succession & seller-readiness
Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-20
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Kerr Individual · British · DOB 09/1987 · age 39 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 07/04/2022 |
Mr Craig Bain Individual · British · DOB 01/1987 · age 39 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/06/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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