KGB MARKETING LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC303969 · ltd · incorporated 2006-06-14
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£64.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46160
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
53 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £64,403

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£64k
Current Assets
£112k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£22k£45k£67k£89k£112kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£65.6k—
Current assets£111.7k—
Net assets£64.4k—
Average employees—100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-10-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-12
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2020-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2017-07-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2017-07-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2017-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-08-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2016-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-01-01
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    BARBOUR, Kenneth Gordon appointed
    secretary
  18. 2013-01-01
    ➖
    MCGOURTY, Charles resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-06-13
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    BARBOUR, Ruth resigned
    director
  20. 2006-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As KGB MARKETING LIMITED
  21. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    BARBOUR, Kenneth Gordon appointed
    director
  22. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    MCGOURTY, Charles appointed
    secretary
  23. 2006-06-14
    ➕
    BARBOUR, Ruth appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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
Mr Kenneth Gordon Barbour
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1961 · age 65
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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8 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
Incorporated2006-06-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46160 — SIC 46160

Registered office

King James V1 Business Centre
Friarton Road
Perth
PH2 8DY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-28
Last: 2025-06-14

Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)

BARBOUR, Kenneth Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2013-01-01
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Active
BARBOUR, Kenneth Gordon→
director · ~65y · appointed 2006-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCGOURTY, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2013-01-01
Resigned
BARBOUR, Ruth→
director · ~67y · appointed 2006-06-14 · resigned 2010-06-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (53 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-03-26