KINGPIN INTERNATIONAL LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC289486 · ltd · incorporated 2005-08-26
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other activities of employment placement agencies
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (79/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
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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-£129k-£90k-£52k-£14k£25k£63kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets—£-128.8k
Current assets—£62.9k
Cash—£1.1k
Debtors—£6.9k
Net assets—£-128.8k
Average employees300—

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-05
    ➖
    O'CONNOR, Alistair resigned
    director
  5. 2023-10-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2022-10-19
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  7. 2022-10-19
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  8. 2022-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-30
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  11. 2021-12-29
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Tamlin Ceri appointed
    secretary
  12. 2021-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-12-24
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    ROBERTS, Tamlin Ceri resigned
    secretary
  16. 2019-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-05-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2018-02-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2014-08-07
    ➕
    O'CONNOR, Alistair appointed
    director
  20. 2007-03-01
    ➕
    ROBERTS, Tamlin Ceri appointed
    secretary
  21. 2007-03-01
    ➖
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2005-08-26
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    Company incorporated
    As KINGPIN INTERNATIONAL LTD
  23. 2005-08-26
    ➕
    WYLIE-ROBERTS, Jane Wendy appointed
    director
  24. 2005-08-26
    ➕
    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary

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 21 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 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Jane Wendy Wylie-Roberts
Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-08-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78109 — Other activities of employment placement agencies

Registered office

First Floor
6 New Street
Paisley
Renfrewshire
PA1 1XY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-18
Last: 2025-11-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

ROBERTS, Tamlin Ceri→
secretary · appointed 2021-12-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WYLIE-ROBERTS, Jane Wendy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBERTS, Tamlin Ceri→
secretary · appointed 2007-03-01 · resigned 2019-12-24
Resigned
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-08-26 · resigned 2007-03-01
Resigned
O'CONNOR, Alistair→
director · ~57y · appointed 2014-08-07 · resigned 2023-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2022-10-19
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-12