KCJ ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC766410 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-18
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£65.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £65,042
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£65k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Assets
£89k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £92.0k | £67.7k |
| Current assets | £89.3k | £63.7k |
| Net assets | £65.0k | £43.6k |
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
6
filings
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-01-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-12-18📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-11📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-29➕CURRIE, Kerry appointeddirector
- 2024-08-29📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-06-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-05-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-18🏢Company incorporatedAs KCJ ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
- 2023-04-18➕CURRIE, Craig William appointeddirector
- 2023-04-18📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
66/100
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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Craig William Currie Individual · Scottish · DOB 03/1987 · age 39 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 18/04/2023 |
Mrs Kerry Currie Individual · British · DOB 02/1989 · age 37 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 18/12/2025 |
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
Incorporated2023-04-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities
Registered office
8 Woodlands Road
Kirkcaldy
KY2 5YQ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-12
Last: 2025-12-29
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CURRIE, Craig William→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-04-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURRIE, Kerry→
Activedirector · ~37y · appointed 2024-08-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (15 total)
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-29
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-18
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-18