KINGSCAVIL ASSOCIATES LTD.

🌳Matureactive

SC265040 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

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 Mar 2025

Net worth

£1.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

70229Management consultancy activities other than financial management
82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

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

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 59). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 3 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

6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

54 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £1,354

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1k

↑ 133% YoY

Current Assets

£1k

↑ 133% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£1.4k	£580
Current assets	£1.4k	£580
Net assets	£1.4k	£580

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

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

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2008-03-01
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MACHAN, Derek Charles resigned
director
2004-08-13
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MACHAN, Craig Andrew appointed
director
2004-03-17
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Company incorporated
As KINGSCAVIL ASSOCIATES LTD.
2004-03-17
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MACHAN, Anne Marie appointed
secretary
2004-03-17
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MACHAN, Anne Marie appointed
director
2004-03-17
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BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2004-03-17
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BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
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2004-03-17
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MACHAN, Derek Charles appointed
director
2004-03-17
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
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2004-03-17
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STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
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Owner dependency

84/100

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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

76/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

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.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Anne Marie Machan Individual · British · DOB 12/1968 · age 58	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Craig Andrew Machan Individual · British · DOB 02/1967 · age 59	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2004-03-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

Kingscavil House

Balado

Kinross

KY13 0NH

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last: 2026-03-17

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

MACHAN, Anne Marie→

secretary · appointed 2004-03-17

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Active

MACHAN, Anne Marie→

director · ~58y · appointed 2004-03-17

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Active

MACHAN, Craig Andrew→

director · ~59y · appointed 2004-08-13

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Active

BRIAN REID LTD.→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2004-03-17

Resigned

MACHAN, Derek Charles→

director · ~91y · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2008-03-01

Resigned

STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-17 · resigned 2004-03-17

Resigned

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