KIRKWALL BID LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC445530 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2013-03-19

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

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

42 officers (9 active, 42 linked, 42 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

107 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

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
Average employees	2	200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 3 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 8 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 8 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (96 events)Click to expand

2026-04-21
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officers · AP01
2026-04-21
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officers · AP01
2026-04-16
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FIRTH, Alison appointed
director
2026-04-16
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MAY, Rebecca Jane appointed
director
2026-04-01
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officers · AP01
2026-03-31
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SUTHERLAND, Gary appointed
director
2026-03-24
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officers · TM01
2026-03-16
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WELLS, Catherine resigned
director
2026-02-18
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officers · CH01
2026-02-18
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officers · CH01
2026-02-18
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officers · TM01
2026-02-18
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officers · TM01
2026-01-31
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ACOTT, Alistair resigned
director
2026-01-31
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COLQUHOUN, Robin resigned
director
2026-01-22
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accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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accounts · AA
2024-11-07
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officers · TM01
2024-07-16
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BARBER, Charlotte Jacqueline Kathleen resigned
director
2024-04-03
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officers · AP01
2024-04-03
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2024-03-25
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FRASER, Karen appointed
director
2024-03-25
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ACOTT, Alistair appointed
director
2024-03-21
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officers · AP01
2024-03-21
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officers · AP01
2024-03-21
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officers · TM01
2024-03-17
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WELLS, Catherine appointed
director
2024-03-14
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COLQUHOUN, Robin appointed
director
2023-12-11
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accounts · AA
2023-05-12
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SCOTT, Karen Mowbray resigned
director
2023-03-15
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officers · TM01
2023-03-09
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MCLEAN, Duncan John resigned
director
2022-12-13
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accounts · AA
2021-11-05
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accounts · AA
2021-08-24
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MORGAN, Fiona Marie resigned
director
2021-05-19
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O'DONNELL, Dorothy Anne resigned
director
2020-08-12
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SCHOLES, Karen appointed
director
2020-08-12
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SUTHERLAND, Serena Kelly appointed
director
2020-07-08
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SYKES, Amanda Jane appointed
director
2020-06-10
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COOK, Lauren Rose resigned
director
2020-05-01
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BAIN, Megan appointed
director
2020-05-01
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CHAPMAN, Cheryl appointed
director
2020-05-01
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COOK, Lauren Rose appointed
director
2019-09-10
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DEARNESS, Frances May Fallon resigned
director
2019-09-10
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FLETT, Jennifer Dawn resigned
director
2019-09-10
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SYKES, Amanda Jane resigned
director
2019-09-09
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CAMPBELL, David Alexander resigned
director
2019-03-19
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BARBER, Charlotte Jacqueline Kathleen appointed
director
2019-03-19
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MCLEAN, Duncan John appointed
director
2019-03-19
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O'DONNELL, Dorothy Anne appointed
director
2019-03-19
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SCOTT, Karen Mowbray appointed
director

Showing most recent 50 of 96 events

Owner dependency

56/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ACOTT, Alistair resigned 2026-01-31; COLQUHOUN, Robin resigned 2026-01-31; WELLS, Catherine resigned 2026-03-16

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated2013-03-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

8 Albert Street

Kirkwall

KW15 1HP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-02

Last: 2026-03-19