KCA DEUTAG EUROPE B.V.
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SF000965 · oversea-company · incorporated 2005-10-31
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (49/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 6 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
80
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2018-12-06📄appoint-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP01
- 2018-12-06📄appoint-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-appointment-dateofficers · OSAP01
- 2018-12-06📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · OSTM01
- 2018-12-06📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · OSTM01
- 2018-12-06📄change-company-details-by-uk-establishment-overseas-company-with-change-detailsother · OSCH01
- 2014-11-18➕BYRNE, Anthony Joseph appointeddirector
- 2014-04-02📄miscellaneousmiscellaneous · MISC
- 2013-01-31➖WALKER, Mark Johnstone resigneddirector
- 2013-01-15➕PAVER, Gary Neil appointeddirector
- 2012-07-09➖TAYLOR, Brian Christopher resigneddirector
- 2011-02-11📄change-company-details-by-uk-establishment-overseas-company-with-change-detailsother · OSCH01
- 2011-02-11📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-nameofficers · OSTM01
- 2011-01-26➖SALTER, Michael John Lawrence resigneddirector
- 2010-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2010-01-15📄termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-nameofficers · OSTM01
- 2010-01-15📄appoint-person-director-overseas-companyofficers · OSAP01
- 2010-01-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2009-05-25➕WALKER, Mark Johnstone appointeddirector
- 2009-05-25➖WHITE, Maurice Alistair resigneddirector
- 2008-10-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2008-01-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2006-02-21📄legacyaccounts · 225
- 2006-01-31➕SALTER, Michael John Lawrence appointeddirector
- 2006-01-31➕TAYLOR, Brian Christopher appointeddirector
- 2006-01-31➕WHITE, Maurice Alistair appointeddirector
- 2006-01-31📍legacyaddress · BUSADD
- 2006-01-31📄legacyincorporation · 691
- 2005-10-31🏢Company incorporatedAs KCA DEUTAG EUROPE B.V.
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeoversea-company
Incorporated2005-10-31
Jurisdictionunited-kingdom
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Alec William James Banyard
C/O Abbot Group Plc
Minto Drive, Altens
Aberdeen,
AB12 3LW
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2009-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
BYRNE, Anthony Joseph→
Activedirector · ~50y · appointed 2014-11-18
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PAVER, Gary Neil→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SALTER, Michael John Lawrence→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2011-01-26
TAYLOR, Brian Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2012-07-09
WALKER, Mark Johnstone→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2009-05-25 · resigned 2013-01-31
WHITE, Maurice Alistair→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2006-01-31 · resigned 2009-05-25
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Recent filings (17 total)
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officers · OSAP01
2018-12-06
appoint-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-appointment-date
officers · OSAP01
2018-12-06
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · OSTM01
2018-12-06
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · OSTM01
2018-12-06
change-company-details-by-uk-establishment-overseas-company-with-change-details
other · OSCH01
2018-12-06
miscellaneous
miscellaneous · MISC
2014-04-02
change-company-details-by-uk-establishment-overseas-company-with-change-details
other · OSCH01
2011-02-11
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name
officers · OSTM01
2011-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-12-02
termination-person-director-overseas-company-with-name
officers · OSTM01
2010-01-15
appoint-person-director-overseas-company
officers · OSAP01
2010-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2010-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2008-01-06
legacy
accounts · 225
2006-02-21