KERR STRATEGIC CONSULTANCY LTD

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SC825889 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General public administration activities
Sector: Public administration
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 84120SIC 84120
  • 84130SIC 84130
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 67). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
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 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
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (6 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-11-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2024-11-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2024-11-11
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  4. 2024-10-15
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    Company incorporated
    As KERR STRATEGIC CONSULTANCY LTD
  5. 2024-10-15
    KERR, Andrew Cameron appointed
    director
  6. 2024-10-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

100/100
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 "KERR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.6 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Cameron Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest15/10/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Andrew Kerrceased 12/11/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · firm interest

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
Incorporated2024-10-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC84110 — General public administration activities

Registered office

28 Montgomery Way
Musselburgh
EH21 7BF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-15
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-10
Last: 2025-10-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KERR, Andrew Cameron
director · ~67y · appointed 2024-10-15
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Recent filings (6 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-15