EVEN KEEL CONTRACTS LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC440482 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-16
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£111.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: General cleaning of buildings
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
31 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £111,130

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£111k
↑ 94% YoY
Current Assets
£37k
↑ 55% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£22k£44k£67k£89k£111kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£113.7k£68.0k
Current assets£36.9k£23.8k
Net assets£111.1k£57.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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  3. 2024-01-31
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  4. 2023-10-27
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    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-05-24
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-10-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-06-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-07-30
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    GOODWILLIE, Craig John appointed
    director
  10. 2018-07-30
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    officers · AP01
  11. 2018-04-20
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  12. 2017-07-18
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-09-06
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    FORSYTH, Wendy Frances appointed
    director
  14. 2016-09-06
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2016-06-22
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-01-18
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    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-01-16
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    Company incorporated
    As EVEN KEEL CONTRACTS LTD
  18. 2013-01-16
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    GOODWILLIE, Thomas John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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 Thomas John Goodwillie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58
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
Incorporated2013-01-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC81210 — General cleaning of buildings

Registered office

1 Glenbruar Crescent
Perth
Perthshire
PH2 0AJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

FORSYTH, Wendy Frances→
director · ~53y · appointed 2016-09-06
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GOODWILLIE, Craig John→
director · ~29y · appointed 2018-07-30
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Active
GOODWILLIE, Thomas John→
director · ~58y · appointed 2013-01-16
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Recent filings (31 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-04-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-26
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2023-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-06-26