KIRKTON STUDIOS LIMITED

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SC290971 · ltd · incorporated 2005-09-28
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-22.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 16290
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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).

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
12 officers (5 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £22,055

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 3.5% YoY
Current Assets
£813
↓ 26% YoY
Current Liabilities
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-£22k-£17k-£13k-£8k-£4k£1kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-22.1k£-21.3k
Current assets£813£1.1k
Net assets£-22.1k£-21.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-28
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-09-30
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  4. 2023-09-30
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2023-09-20
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    MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander appointed
    director
  6. 2023-02-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-02-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-11-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  9. 2021-10-12
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    officers · TM01
  10. 2021-10-11
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    MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander resigned
    director
  11. 2021-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-20
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  13. 2021-01-13
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  14. 2021-01-12
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    gazette · GAZ1
  15. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  16. 2018-09-27
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  17. 2017-09-30
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  18. 2016-10-10
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    MCLELLAN, Cameron Ross appointed
    director
  19. 2016-10-10
    ➕
    MCLELLAN, Mairi Elizabeth appointed
    director
  20. 2016-10-10
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    MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander appointed
    director
  21. 2013-12-01
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    MCLELLAN, Cameron Ross resigned
    director
  22. 2013-12-01
    ➖
    MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander resigned
    director
  23. 2013-12-01
    ➖
    MCLELLAN, Mairi Elizabeth resigned
    director
  24. 2010-09-29
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    MCLELLAN, Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  25. 2010-09-29
    ➖
    MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander resigned
    secretary
  26. 2010-09-29
    ➕
    MCLELLAN, Mairi Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2010-09-28
    ➕
    MCLELLAN, Cameron Ross appointed
    director
  28. 2010-09-28
    ➕
    MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander appointed
    director
  29. 2008-03-20
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    MCLELLAN, Alexandra resigned
    secretary
  30. 2008-03-20
    ➕
    MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander appointed
    secretary
  31. 2008-02-19
    ➖
    MCLELLAN, John resigned
    director
  32. 2005-09-28
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    Company incorporated
    As KIRKTON STUDIOS LIMITED
  33. 2005-09-28
    ➕
    MCLELLAN, Alexandra appointed
    director
  34. 2005-09-28
    ➕
    MCLELLAN, Alexandra appointed
    secretary
  35. 2005-09-28
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    MCLELLAN, John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — 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 — MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander (same surname) appointed 2023-09-20. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Alexandra Mclellan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1959 · age 67
50–75%
—board control50-75% shares · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-09-28
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16290 — SIC 16290

Registered office

Kirkton Farm
Aberfoyle
FK8 3XB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-12
Last: 2025-09-28

Officers (5 active · 7 resigned)

MCLELLAN, Alexandra→
secretary · appointed 2010-09-29
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Active
MCLELLAN, Alexandra→
director · ~67y · appointed 2005-09-28
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Active
MCLELLAN, Cameron Ross→
director · ~34y · appointed 2016-10-10
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Active
MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander→
director · ~36y · appointed 2023-09-20
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Active
MCLELLAN, Mairi Elizabeth→
director · ~33y · appointed 2016-10-10
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Active
MCLELLAN, Alexandra→
secretary · appointed 2005-09-28 · resigned 2008-03-20
Resigned
MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-20 · resigned 2010-09-29
Resigned
MCLELLAN, Cameron Ross→
director · ~34y · appointed 2010-09-28 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander→
director · ~36y · appointed 2016-10-10 · resigned 2021-10-11
Resigned
MCLELLAN, John Donald Alexander→
director · ~36y · appointed 2010-09-28 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
MCLELLAN, John→
director · ~79y · appointed 2005-09-28 · resigned 2008-02-19
Resigned
MCLELLAN, Mairi Elizabeth→
director · ~33y · appointed 2010-09-29 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-25
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accounts · AA
2025-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-02-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-02-20