KILBIRNIE HARDWARE LIMITED

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SC500759 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-18
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-6.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -70% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £6,688
Cash draining
Cash down 70% YoY
Cash YoY
-70%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£9k
↓ 70% YoY
Net Worth
-£7k
↑ 41% YoY
Current Assets
£184k
↓ 3.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£11k£29k£70k£110k£151k£191kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£17.5k£26.2k
Current assets£184.1k£191.0k
Cash£9.4k£31.1k
Debtors£5.7k
Net assets£-6.7k£-11.3k

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

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2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2022-06-07
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2022-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2021-07-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  11. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-05-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2020-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  15. 2020-02-25
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2019-06-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2019-06-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  18. 2018-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  19. 2015-03-18
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    Company incorporated
    As KILBIRNIE HARDWARE LIMITED
  20. 2015-03-18
    SINGH, Hardeep appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-01

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hardeep Singh
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2015-03-18
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC47520 — Retail sale of hardware, paints and glass in specialised stores

Registered office

11-17 Princes Street
Port Glasgow
PA14 5JQ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-01OVERDUE
Last: 2025-03-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

SINGH, Hardeep
director · ~70y · appointed 2015-03-18
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Recent filings (38 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-22
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-07-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-13
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-07-06