KESL CNC LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC450145 · ltd · incorporated 2013-05-16
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£38.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
33 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 £38,258
Net assets shrinking
Down £50,074 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£38k
↓ 57% YoY
Current Assets
£115k
↓ 41% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£39k£78k£118k£157k£196kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£38.3k£88.3k
Current assets£115.5k£195.9k
Net assets£38.3k£88.3k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-02
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  2. 2025-05-15
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  3. 2024-11-13
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  4. 2023-12-05
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  5. 2022-12-28
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  6. 2022-04-26
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  7. 2021-05-07
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    officers · AP01
  8. 2021-05-01
    ➕
    FORSTER, Andrea appointed
    director
  9. 2021-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-01
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    DUNSMORE, Steven appointed
    director
  11. 2020-05-01
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-01-28
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  13. 2019-01-17
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  14. 2018-01-09
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  15. 2017-07-18
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  16. 2016-12-24
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  17. 2016-06-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  18. 2016-01-28
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    REES, Ian David resigned
    director
  19. 2013-05-17
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    FORSTER, Andrea appointed
    secretary
  20. 2013-05-16
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    Company incorporated
    As KESL CNC LTD
  21. 2013-05-16
    ➕
    FORSTER, Patrick appointed
    director
  22. 2013-05-16
    ➕
    REES, Ian David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

63/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Patrick Forster
Individual · Scottish · DOB 07/1959 · age 67
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016
Mr Steven Dunsmore
Individual · British · DOB 07/1993 · age 33
25–50%
—25-50% shares15/05/2025

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
Incorporated2013-05-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

10 Nettlehill Road
Houstoun Industrial Estate
Livingston
West Lothian
EH54 5DL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-29
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

FORSTER, Andrea→
secretary · appointed 2013-05-17
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Active
DUNSMORE, Steven→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-05-01
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Active
FORSTER, Andrea→
director · ~67y · appointed 2021-05-01
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Active
FORSTER, Patrick→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-05-16
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Active
REES, Ian David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2013-05-16 · resigned 2016-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-26
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-01