KESTRAL SWITCHGEAR LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC524214 · ltd · incorporated 2016-01-14
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
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year to Jan 2026
Net worth
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Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27120
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: 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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jan 2025Jan 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-01-312025-01-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-10-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-17
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    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2023-03-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-02-10
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2019-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-01-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-01-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2016-07-13
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    DUTHIE, Alexander resigned
    director
  17. 2016-01-14
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    Company incorporated
    As KESTRAL SWITCHGEAR LTD
  18. 2016-01-14
    ➕
    FULLERTON, John Douglas appointed
    director
  19. 2016-01-14
    ➕
    FULLERTON-SCOBBIE, Deborah Perrie appointed
    director
  20. 2016-01-14
    ➕
    LOVIE, Keith appointed
    director
  21. 2016-01-14
    ➕
    DUTHIE, Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Douglas Fullerton
Individual · British · DOB 10/1969 · age 57
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Keith Lovie
Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-01-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27120 — SIC 27120

Registered office

Unit 4b Gateway Business Park, Beancross Road
Grangemouth
FK3 8WX
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 (3 active · 1 resigned)

FULLERTON, John Douglas→
director · ~57y · appointed 2016-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
FULLERTON-SCOBBIE, Deborah Perrie→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LOVIE, Keith→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-01-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUTHIE, Alexander→
director · ~51y · appointed 2016-01-14 · resigned 2016-07-13
Resigned

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Recent filings (29 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-17
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-02-10