KAYBEE CONSULTING LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC494906 · ltd · incorporated 2015-01-13

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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Jan 2026

Net worth

£12.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities

Sector: Information & communication

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -30% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £12,481

Net assets shrinking

Down £4,646 YoY

Cash YoY

-30%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£11k

↓ 30% YoY

Net Worth

£12k

↓ 27% YoY

Current Assets

£13k

↓ 23% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2026-01-31	2025-01-31
Total assets	£12.5k	£17.1k
Current assets	£12.7k	£16.5k
Cash	£11.2k	£16.0k
Net assets	£12.5k	£17.1k

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand

2026-04-16
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2025-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-18
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-05-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-08
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-13
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-05-05
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2022-05-05
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address · AD01
2021-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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2019-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-06-06
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accounts · AA
2015-01-30
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ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LTD resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-01-13
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Company incorporated
As KAYBEE CONSULTING LTD
2015-01-13
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MCPHAIL, Karen Louise appointed
director
2015-01-13
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ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LTD appointed
corporate-secretary

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

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Miss Karen Louise Mcphail Individual · British · DOB 02/1969 · age 57	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2015-01-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities

Registered office

8 Douglas Street

Hamilton

Lanarkshire

ML3 0BP

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-10-31

Last made up to: 2026-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-01-27

Last: 2026-01-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MCPHAIL, Karen Louise→

director · ~57y · appointed 2015-01-13

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

ASCOT DRUMMOND SECRETARIAL LTD→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-01-13 · resigned 2015-01-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2026-04-16

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-01-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-03-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-15

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-10-18

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-10-18

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2023-05-08

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2023-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-04-24

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-10-13

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-05-05

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-05-05