KIRN 57 LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC526565 · ltd · incorporated 2016-02-10

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.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Feb 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

71/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

30 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

71/100Strong

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-02-26	2024-02-26
Total assets	—	£60.2k
Current assets	—	£87.7k
Cash	—	£3
Debtors	—	£87.7k
Net assets	—	£26.7k
Average employees	1	—

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts
• 1 change-of-name

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-02-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-12
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-03-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-02-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2018-11-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-10-30
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2017-10-30
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2016-04-01
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2016-02-10
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Company incorporated
As KIRN 57 LTD
2016-02-10
➕
KEAN, Andrew Alexander appointed
director
2016-02-10
➕
COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2016-02-10
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2016-02-10
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
director
2016-02-10
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MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
director
2016-02-10
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2016-02-10
➖
COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-director

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

1 med ·

Name changed recently

medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2026-02-12: certificate-change-of-name-company

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Andrew Alexander Kean Individual · British · DOB 09/1978 · age 48	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2016-02-10

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

6th Floor

Gordon Chambers 90 Mitchell Street

Glasgow

G1 3NQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-11-26

Last made up to: 2025-02-26

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-23

Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

KEAN, Andrew Alexander→

director · ~48y · appointed 2016-02-10

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Active

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2016-02-10 · resigned 2016-02-10

Resigned

MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→

director · ~59y · appointed 2016-02-10 · resigned 2016-02-10

Resigned

COSEC LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2016-02-10 · resigned 2016-02-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-03-03

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

accounts · AA

2026-02-18

certificate-change-of-name-company

change-of-name · CERTNM

2026-02-12

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

accounts · AA

2025-03-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-02-21

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2024-11-19

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

accounts · AA

2024-03-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-02-09

change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened

accounts · AA01

2023-11-27

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

accounts · AA

2023-02-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-02-09

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-02-09

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

accounts · AA

2021-10-08

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

accounts · AA

2021-02-26

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-02-17