KDM CONSULTANTS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC455137 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-23
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 May 2025
Net worth
£1.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £1,692

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2k
↑ 250% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 47% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£754£2k£2k£3k£4kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£1.7k£484
Current assets£3.8k£2.6k
Net assets£1.7k£484

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
5
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-30
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-04-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-01-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-11-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-11-07
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2022-11-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2022-11-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2022-11-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2022-11-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2022-11-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    MACKIE, Kenneth Robert appointed
    secretary
  17. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    MACKIE, Diane appointed
    director
  18. 2022-11-01
    ➖
    BURNETT & REID LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    MACKIE, Diane appointed
    director
  20. 2022-11-01
    ➖
    MACKIE, Diane resigned
    director
  21. 2022-11-01
    ➕
    MACKIE, Diane appointed
    director
  22. 2022-11-01
    ➖
    MACKIE, Diane resigned
    director
  23. 2022-11-01
    ➖
    MACKIE, Suzanne Frances resigned
    director
  24. 2022-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  25. 2022-05-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  26. 2021-05-26
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    change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH04
  27. 2021-05-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  28. 2013-07-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KDM CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  29. 2013-07-23
    ➕
    MACKIE, Kenneth Robert appointed
    director
  30. 2013-07-23
    ➕
    BURNETT & REID LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2013-07-23
    ➕
    MACKIE, Suzanne Frances appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kenneth Robert Mackie
Individual · British · DOB 01/1961 · age 65
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Suzanne Frances Gallowayceased 01/11/2021· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2013-07-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Kendisa
5 Birch Drive
Inverurie
AB51 6AN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-21
Last: 2025-11-07

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MACKIE, Kenneth Robert→
secretary · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKIE, Diane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-11-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACKIE, Kenneth Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2013-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BURNETT & REID LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2013-07-23 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
MACKIE, Diane→
director · ~58y · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
MACKIE, Diane→
director · ~64y · appointed 2022-11-01 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned
MACKIE, Suzanne Frances→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-07-23 · resigned 2022-11-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-30
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-01-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-11-08
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-11-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-07