KLEBOE CONTRACTS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC772750 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-15
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
Why now
Window steady · high confidence
Thesis has shifted recently — watch for confirmation.
  • · Lifecycle stage: early → zombie
  • · Investment thesis: growth_story → zombie_hold
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 70 → 61
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "zombie"
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 4 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • Lifecycle stage: earlyzombie
  • ·Investment thesis: growth_storyzombie_hold
  • Opportunity score: 7061
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7060
  • +2 more
Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 4 negative signals vs 1 positive.

  • Lifecycle stage: earlyzombie
  • ·Investment thesis: growth_storyzombie_hold
  • Opportunity score: 7061
  • Hygiene score: 9070
  • Bankability: 7060
  • +2 more
Last 180 days

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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
61/100
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 61/100 (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 (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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
61/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees2100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal 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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2024-09-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2023-06-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KLEBOE CONTRACTS LTD
  6. 2023-06-15
    KLEBOE, Sorley Arthur appointed
    director
  7. 2023-06-15
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KLEBOE" — strong identity link between founder and business.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-06-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sorley Arthur Kleboe
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1984 · age 42
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control15/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

13 Main Street
Mauchline
East Ayrshire
KA5 6HU
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KLEBOE, Sorley Arthur
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-06-15
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Recent filings (7 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-03
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-12
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-09-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-15