KW SCOTLAND LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC226006 · ltd · incorporated 2001-12-05
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 23.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Buying and selling of own real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 23.3y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 23.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (4 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
28 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
107 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

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

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees00

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
8
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 90 days
8
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
10
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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  2. 2026-04-06
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
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  9. 2025-12-18
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  10. 2025-06-13
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    KING, Christopher James appointed
    director
  11. 2025-06-13
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  12. 2024-12-23
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  13. 2024-03-14
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  14. 2024-03-14
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  15. 2024-03-07
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  16. 2023-11-02
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  17. 2022-12-20
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  18. 2022-12-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
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  19. 2021-12-23
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  20. 2021-12-06
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  21. 2021-12-06
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  22. 2021-12-06
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  23. 2021-12-01
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    MURRAY, William Stuart appointed
    secretary
  24. 2018-04-20
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    KING, Allan Alexander appointed
    director
  25. 2013-07-05
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    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2013-07-05
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    Charge satisfied #2
  27. 2013-07-05
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    Charge satisfied #1
  28. 2010-01-06
    ➖
    MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen resigned
    director
  29. 2010-01-06
    ➖
    WOTHERSPOON, Robert John resigned
    director
  30. 2009-06-01
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Alexander Gibson resigned
    director
  31. 2008-05-02
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    URQUHART, Roderick Macduff resigned
    secretary
  32. 2003-03-21
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  33. 2003-02-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 2003-01-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  35. 2002-01-21
    ➕
    KING, Allan Duncan appointed
    director
  36. 2002-01-21
    ➕
    URQUHART, Roderick Macduff appointed
    secretary
  37. 2002-01-21
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  38. 2002-01-21
    ➕
    MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen appointed
    director
  39. 2002-01-21
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Alexander Gibson appointed
    director
  40. 2002-01-21
    ➕
    WOTHERSPOON, Robert John appointed
    director
  41. 2002-01-21
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 2001-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As KW SCOTLAND LIMITED
  43. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  44. 2001-12-05
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — KING, Christopher James (same surname) appointed 2025-06-13. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 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

1 med ·
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.

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Alexander King
Individual · British · DOB 08/1989 · age 37
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/03/2021
Mr Jamie Duncan King
Individual · British · DOB 01/1991 · age 35
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/03/2021
Mr Christopher James King
Individual · British · DOB 03/1994 · age 32
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting01/03/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Allan Duncan Kingceased 01/03/2021· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2001-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68100 — Buying and selling of own real estate

Registered office

King Group First Floor
25 Frederick Street
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
EH2 2ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-19
Last: 2025-12-05

Officers (4 active · 6 resigned)

MURRAY, William Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2021-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Allan Alexander→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-04-20
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Active
KING, Allan Duncan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-01-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KING, Christopher James→
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-06-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
URQUHART, Roderick Macduff→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-21 · resigned 2008-05-02
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2002-01-21
Resigned
MCGUINNESS, Neil Stephen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-01-21 · resigned 2010-01-06
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Alexander Gibson→
director · ~80y · appointed 2002-01-21 · resigned 2009-06-01
Resigned
WOTHERSPOON, Robert John→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-01-21 · resigned 2010-01-06
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2001-12-05 · resigned 2002-01-21
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property21/03/200305/07/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Standard security1 property18/02/200305/07/2013
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property21/01/200305/07/2013

Recent filings (107 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14