KUT MANAGEMENT LTD.

💤Zombieactive

SC264112 · ltd · incorporated 2004-02-27

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

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

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

£28.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

58 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £28,551

Net assets shrinking

Down £21,474 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£29k

↓ 43% YoY

Current Assets

£28k

↓ 42% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-02-28	2024-02-29
Total assets	£28.6k	£50.0k
Current assets	£28.2k	£49.0k
Net assets	£28.6k	£50.0k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-11-26
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accounts · AA
2024-10-21
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts · AA
2022-11-07
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accounts · AA
2021-11-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-11-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-11-25
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accounts · AA
2019-04-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2018-11-28
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accounts · AA
2018-03-07
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officers · TM01
2018-02-28
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MCNEILL, Malcolm Gordon resigned
director
2017-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2016-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-03-08
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annual-return · AR01
2015-11-18
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accounts · AA
2015-04-15
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annual-return · AR01
2011-02-28
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MCNEILL, Helen Rose resigned
secretary
2006-02-01
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MCNEILL, Evan Howard Jake appointed
director
2004-07-01
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MCNEILL, Helen Rose appointed
secretary
2004-07-01
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MCNEILL, Malcolm Gordon appointed
director
2004-03-02
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD resigned
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2004-03-02
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD resigned
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2004-02-27
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Company incorporated
As KUT MANAGEMENT LTD.
2004-02-27
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FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-02-27
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FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

85/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Evan Howard Jake Mcneill Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	06/04/2016

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

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DORNOCH AND DISTRICT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION→ SC375856 · est 2010	—	—	£346.7k	—	16y	83	84y
HIGHLAND GLIDING CLUB LIMITED→ SC155807 · est 1995	—	—	£218.2k	—	31y	83	71y
THE TARBAT COMMUNITY HALL GROUP→ SC249708 · est 2003	—	—	£142.0k	—	23y	83	75y
ELGIN KART RACEWAY & ACTIVITY CENTRE LIMITED→ SC337383 · est 2008	—	—	£3.5k	—	18y	82	74y
APPLECROSS HISTORICAL SOCIETY→ SC208619 · est 2000	—	—	—	0	25y	81	80y
AULDEARN COMMUNITY TRUST→ SC229632 · est 2002	—	—	£69.3k	—	24y	81	82y
AULTBEA REGENERATION COMPANY→ SC352697 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	81	78y
DANCE NORTH SCOTLAND C.I.C.→ SC260642 · est 2003 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	22y	81	73y
EILEAN BAN TRUST→ SC189729 · est 1998 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	27y	81	87y
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

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

Incorporated2004-02-27

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC93290 — Other amusement and recreation activities n.e.c.

Registered office

3 Beaufort Road

Inverness

IV2 3NP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-30

Last made up to: 2025-02-28

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-13

Last: 2026-02-27

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

MCNEILL, Evan Howard Jake→

director · ~55y · appointed 2006-02-01

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Active

MCNEILL, Helen Rose→

secretary · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2011-02-28

Resigned

FORM 10 SECRETARIES FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-02-27 · resigned 2004-03-02

Resigned

MCNEILL, Malcolm Gordon→

director · ~84y · appointed 2004-07-01 · resigned 2018-02-28

Resigned

FORM 10 DIRECTORS FD LTD→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-02-27 · resigned 2004-03-02

Resigned

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