K L PROJECTS ( SCOTLAND ) LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
SC777188 · ltd · incorporated 2023-07-27
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 70/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (70/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
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.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-21➖MORRISON, Kenneth David resigneddirector
- 2024-11-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-08-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-21📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-12➕MORRISON, Kenneth David appointeddirector
- 2023-12-12📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-11➖MORRISON, Kenneth David resigneddirector
- 2023-12-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-10-23📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-10-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-23📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-10-03➖MCCALLUM, Laura Christina resigneddirector
- 2023-07-27🏢Company incorporatedAs K L PROJECTS ( SCOTLAND ) LIMITED
- 2023-07-27➕MCCALLUM, Laura Christina appointeddirector
- 2023-07-27➕MCCALLUM, Laura Christina appointeddirector
- 2023-07-27➕MORRISON, Kenneth David appointeddirector
- 2023-07-27📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
80/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Lcm Group (Scotland) Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Lcm Group (Scotland) Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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K L PROJECTS ( SCOTLAND ) LIMITED
This company · SC777188
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lcm Group (Scotland) Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 03/10/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Kenneth David Morrisonceased 03/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Ms Laura Christina Mccallumceased 03/10/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-07-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46110 — Agents selling agricultural raw materials, live animals, textile raw materials and semi-finished goods
Registered office
4 Valentine Court
Dunsinane Industrial Estate
Dundee
DD2 3QB
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-09
Last: 2025-07-26
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
MCCALLUM, Laura Christina→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-07-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCALLUM, Laura Christina→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2023-07-27 · resigned 2023-10-03
MORRISON, Kenneth David→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-12-12 · resigned 2024-11-21
MORRISON, Kenneth David→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2023-07-27 · resigned 2023-12-11
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Recent filings (12 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-08-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-21
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-10-23
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-07-27