KIRK ROAD EYE CARE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC759190 · ltd · incorporated 2023-02-16
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
£-69.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 47741
Sector: Wholesale & retail
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 47782SIC 47782
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 2 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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £69,158

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£69k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£35k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£69k-£48k-£27k-£7k£14k£35kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-02-282024-02-28
Total assets£14.8k£25.7k
Current assets£35.2k£31.6k
Net assets£-69.2k£-44.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-25
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2024-06-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-02-16
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KIRK ROAD EYE CARE LIMITED
  6. 2023-02-16
    BARNES, Neil Mckay appointed
    director
  7. 2023-02-16
    WAUGH, Johnathan Christopher Robert appointed
    director
  8. 2023-02-16
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • 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 Neil Mckay Barnes
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1989 · age 37
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/02/2023
Mr Johnathan Christopher Robert Waugh
Individual · British · DOB 02/1979 · age 47
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control16/02/2023

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
Incorporated2023-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47741 — SIC 47741

Registered office

West Lodge
Kirk Road
Houston
Renfrewshire
PA6 7AS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BARNES, Neil Mckay
director · ~37y · appointed 2023-02-16
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Active
WAUGH, Johnathan Christopher Robert
director · ~47y · appointed 2023-02-16
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Active

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-19
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-02-16