KIRKLAND YARD LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC399119 · ltd · incorporated 2011-05-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 85-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 85). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (71/100)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
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 6 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
48 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-08➕URWIN, Michael Darney appointeddirector
- 2024-03-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-03-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-31➖DANTON, James Edwin resigneddirector
- 2023-12-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-01➖URWIN, Ashleigh Barbara, M/S resignedsecretary
- 2020-04-01➕DANTON, James Edwin appointeddirector
- 2019-06-05📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2019-06-04➕URWIN, Ashleigh Barbara, M/S appointedsecretary
- 2019-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-01➖SHIELDS, William Edgar resigneddirector
- 2018-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2015-02-13➖BOYD, Andrew Alexander resignedsecretary
- 2011-05-09🏢Company incorporatedAs KIRKLAND YARD LIMITED
- 2011-05-09➕COOK, Alexander appointeddirector
- 2011-05-09➕GRUBB, Murray appointeddirector
- 2011-05-09➕BOYD, Andrew Alexander appointedsecretary
- 2011-05-09➕BRIAN REID LTD. appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-05-09➖BRIAN REID LTD. resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2011-05-09➕MABBOTT, Stephen George appointeddirector
- 2011-05-09➖MABBOTT, Stephen George resigneddirector
- 2011-05-09➕SHIELDS, William Edgar appointeddirector
Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 85 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
73/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 85 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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| A.N.G ANALYSIS LIMITED→ SC494341 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| ABEKO TRADING LP→ SL007971 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| AGP (P&E) LP→ SL007850 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | — | — |
| ALBATROSS LIMITED→ OE028902 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
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| AMD TRADE LP→ SL010014 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
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| ANCHOR PROPERTIES LIMITED→ OE033357 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ANDERSONS LLP→ SO300983 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-05-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
18 North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5NA
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-21
Last: 2025-06-07
Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)
COOK, Alexander→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2011-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
GRUBB, Murray→
Activedirector · ~85y · appointed 2011-05-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
URWIN, Michael Darney→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2024-03-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BOYD, Andrew Alexander→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2015-02-13
URWIN, Ashleigh Barbara, M/S→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-06-04 · resigned 2020-04-01
BRIAN REID LTD.→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2011-05-09
DANTON, James Edwin→
Resigneddirector · ~81y · appointed 2020-04-01 · resigned 2023-12-31
MABBOTT, Stephen George→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2011-05-09
SHIELDS, William Edgar→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 2011-05-09 · resigned 2019-01-01
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Recent filings (48 total)
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2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-04-22