FRAME KENNEDY LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC733792 · ltd · incorporated 2022-05-26
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£302.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £302,610
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£303k
↑ 113% YoY
Current Assets
£890k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £638.8k | £629.4k |
| Current assets | £890.3k | £896.4k |
| Net assets | £302.6k | £142.4k |
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-07-30📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-26➖GRAY, Colin James resigneddirector
- 2024-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2022-10-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC08
- 2022-10-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-10-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-05📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-10-04📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-13📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2022-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-13📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-07-05➕MCMARTIN, Stuart Andrew appointeddirector
- 2022-07-05➕MILLER, Vicki appointeddirector
- 2022-07-05➕GRAY, Colin James appointeddirector
- 2022-05-26🏢Company incorporatedAs FRAME KENNEDY LTD
- 2022-05-26➕MACKENZIE, Jillian appointeddirector
- 2022-05-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2022-05-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities
Registered office
4th Floor Metropolitan House
31-33 High Street
Inverness
IV1 1HT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-15
Last: 2025-05-01
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
MACKENZIE, Jillian→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2022-05-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCMARTIN, Stuart Andrew→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2022-07-05
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MILLER, Vicki→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-07-05
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GRAY, Colin James→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2022-07-05 · resigned 2025-06-26
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Recent filings (19 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-20
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-04
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2022-10-11
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-10-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-10-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-04
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-07-13