DENMORE KITCHENS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC233152 · ltd · incorporated 2002-06-24
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.
Why now
Window opening · high confidence
More negotiable than before — 3 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • · Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • · Bankability: 75 → 65
Opportunity decay
softening · 6-months
Softening — cumulative signals suggest this becomes more negotiable over the next 3–6 months.
  • · 6 recent signals weakening vs 0 strengthening
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
Last 90 days

Picture worsened over the last 90 days — 3 negative signals vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Opportunity score: 80 → 72
  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 70
  • ↓Bankability: 75 → 65
Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Aug 2025
Net worth
£-168.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £168,489
Cash YoY
+74%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£106k
↑ 74% YoY
Net Worth
-£168k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£124k
↑ 61% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£281k-£200k-£119k-£38k£43k£124kAug 2023Aug 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-08-312023-08-31
Total assets£-168.1k£-53.7k£-14.2k
Current assets£123.6k£76.7k£104.8k
Cash£106.1k£61.1k£73.4k
Debtors£3.0k£3.5k£3.9k
Net assets£-168.5k£-229.4k£-280.7k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-04-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-05-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-05
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2022-04-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2022-04-05
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  9. 2022-04-05
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  10. 2022-04-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-04-05
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    capital · SH01
  12. 2021-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-10-06
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2021-10-06
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2021-08-31
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    THOMAS, Martin John resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2003-09-01
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    THOMAS, Martin John appointed
    director
  20. 2003-05-01
    ➕
    ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2003-05-01
    ➖
    JM TAYLOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2002-06-26
    ➖
    ADAM, Alison Margaret resigned
    director
  23. 2002-06-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DENMORE KITCHENS LIMITED
  24. 2002-06-24
    ➕
    HOLT, Philip appointed
    director
  25. 2002-06-24
    ➕
    SMITH, Beverley appointed
    director
  26. 2002-06-24
    ➕
    JM TAYLOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  27. 2002-06-24
    ➕
    ADAM, Alison Margaret appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-08

Group structure

Denmore Kitchens Trustees Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Denmore Kitchens Trustees Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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DENMORE KITCHENS LIMITED
This company · SC233152

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Denmore Kitchens Trustees Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest01/04/2022
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Philip Holtceased 01/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Ms Beverley Anne Smithceased 01/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest
  • Mr Martin John Thomasceased 31/08/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · 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
Incorporated2002-06-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46499 — Wholesale of household goods (other than musical instruments) n.e.c.

Registered office

25a Market Place
Inverurie
Aberdeenshire
AB51 3PU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-08OVERDUE
Last: 2025-06-24

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

ADD ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLT, Philip→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Beverley→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JM TAYLOR LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned
ADAM, Alison Margaret→
director · ~67y · appointed 2002-06-24 · resigned 2002-06-26
Resigned
THOMAS, Martin John→
director · ~74y · appointed 2003-09-01 · resigned 2021-08-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (75 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-04-05
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-04-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-04-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-05
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-05
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-04-05