KELNET LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC428292 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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 (78/100)

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees1100

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 (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-12-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-05-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2024-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-12-14
    FELIPI, Roseli resigned
    director
  9. 2023-01-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-01-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2019-02-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2018-07-18
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  19. 2018-04-06
    FELIPI, Roseli appointed
    director
  20. 2012-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As KELNET LIMITED
  21. 2012-07-13
    KELLY, Daniel appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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 Daniel Kelly
Individual · British · DOB 01/1986 · age 40
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · 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
Incorporated2012-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

Stannergate House 41 Dundee Road West
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1NB
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-27
Last: 2025-07-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KELLY, Daniel
director · ~40y · appointed 2012-07-13
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Active
FELIPI, Roseli
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-04-06 · resigned 2023-12-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (39 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-19
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26