A K P SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC122516 · ltd · incorporated 1990-01-23

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with leveraged stack — refinance / partial-release angle.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Multiple lenders to manage; inter-creditor friction and partial-release cost possible.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£3.05M

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 25.0y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 25.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 48/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (74/100)

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

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

20 officers (5 active, 20 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

9 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

151 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £3,051,071

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£3.7m

Net Worth

£3.1m

Current Assets

£12m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31
Total assets	£3.11M
Current assets	£11.67M
Cash	£3.69M
Debtors	£6.86M
Net assets	£3.05M

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (65 events)Click to expand

2026-02-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-02-02
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-19
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MCGEECHAN, Annemarie appointed
secretary
2025-12-19
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PATERSON, Edith resigned
secretary
2025-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-26
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SHARPE, Stephen Robert resigned
director
2025-09-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-01
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CAIRNS, Gordon Wallace appointed
director
2024-11-12
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MALCOLM, Rosalind resigned
director
2024-11-12
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-14
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-06-14
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-01
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-06
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MCCOLL, Martin appointed
director
2022-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-25
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-01
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MALCOLM, Rosalind appointed
director
2022-01-01
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SHARPE, Stephen Robert appointed
director
2021-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-07
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MCCOLL, Martin resigned
director
2021-05-07
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-08-24
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-08-24
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-08-18
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MURDOCH, Moira resigned
secretary
2020-08-18
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PATERSON, Edith appointed
secretary
2020-08-14
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC (Trading as Both Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank) (Company Number SC001111)
2020-07-01
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MURDOCH, Moira appointed
director
2020-03-04
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ROWLEY, Martin resigned
director
2019-07-15
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MCCOLL, Martin appointed
director
2014-04-28
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ROWLEY, Martin appointed
director
2012-01-31
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MCNEILL, Christopher resigned
secretary
2012-01-31
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MURDOCH, Moira appointed
secretary
2012-01-31
➖
MCCOLL, Martin resigned
director
2012-01-31
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MCNEILL, Christopher resigned
director
2011-06-30
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Charge satisfied #4
2011-04-01
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
2009-11-03
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Charge satisfied #3
2009-11-03
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-06-01
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MCCOLL, Martin appointed
director
2009-05-31
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MOONEY, John resigned
director
2008-12-01
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MCNEILL, Christopher appointed
secretary
2008-12-01
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MOONEY, John resigned
secretary
2007-07-31
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FINLAY, George resigned
director
2006-08-02
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2006-06-01
➕
MCNEILL, Christopher appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 65 events

Owner dependency

58/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 36 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 36 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

2 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: PATERSON, Edith resigned 2025-12-19; SHARPE, Stephen Robert resigned 2025-09-26

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Akp Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Akp Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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A K P SCOTLAND LIMITED

This company · SC122516

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
Akp Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	01/02/2024

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Akp Holdings Limitedceased 01/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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

Incorporated1990-01-23

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

31 Carron Place

Kelvin

East Kilbride

Glasgow

G75 0YL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-03

Last: 2026-01-20