KNOWLES INVESTMENTS LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (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 (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £627.3k | £584.4k |
| Current assets | £302.7k | £206.0k |
| Cash | £298.8k | £206.0k |
| Debtors | £4.0k | — |
| Net assets | £627.3k | £584.4k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-09-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2019-05-03➖COWIE, Ian resigneddirector
- 2019-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-11📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2018-05-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-09-26🏢Company incorporatedAs KNOWLES INVESTMENTS LIMITED
- 2017-09-26➕INFINITY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2017-09-26➕COWIE, Simon Henry Dyer appointeddirector
- 2017-09-26➕COWIE, Ian appointeddirector
- 2017-09-26📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Simon Henry Dyer Cowie Individual · British · DOB 02/1973 · age 53 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares · firm interest | 26/09/2017 |
Miss Susan Gillian Cowie Individual · British · DOB 09/1977 · age 49 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 26/09/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
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