KINCAIRN RESIDENTIAL CHILDCARE LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC766858 · ltd · incorporated 2023-04-21
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
£-79.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
6 filings
60
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £79,238

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£79k
↓ 493% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↓ 44% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£79k-£54k-£30k-£5k£20k£45kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£-64.2k£-13.4k
Current assets£25.0k£44.7k
Net assets£-79.2k£-13.4k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-04-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KINCAIRN RESIDENTIAL CHILDCARE LIMITED
  4. 2023-04-21
    CAIRNS, Duane appointed
    director
  5. 2023-04-21
    CAIRNS, Fiona Carol appointed
    director
  6. 2023-04-21
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 Duane Cairns
Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/04/2023
Mrs Fiona Carol Cairns
Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1969 · age 57
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/04/2023

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
Incorporated2023-04-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

7 Main Street
Leuchars
St Andrews
Fife
KY16 0HB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-04
Last: 2026-04-20

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CAIRNS, Duane
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-04-21
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Active
CAIRNS, Fiona Carol
director · ~57y · appointed 2023-04-21
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Active

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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-04-21