KING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC625285 · ltd · incorporated 2019-03-22
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
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
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
29 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
7
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 4 officers
  • • 1 address
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2026-04-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-04-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-04-06
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2026-04-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2026-04-06
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2025-06-13
    ➕
    KING, Christopher James appointed
    director
  9. 2025-06-13
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-03-14
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2024-03-14
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  13. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-03-28
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2023-03-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  16. 2023-03-28
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-03-21
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  19. 2022-03-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2022-03-01
    ➕
    MURRAY, William Stuart appointed
    secretary
  21. 2021-12-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-12-10
    ➕
    KING, Allan Alexander appointed
    director
  23. 2020-10-20
    ➖
    BUTCHART, Ian resigned
    director
  24. 2019-03-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KING DEVELOPMENT COMPANY (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  25. 2019-03-22
    ➕
    KING, Allan Duncan appointed
    director
  26. 2019-03-22
    ➕
    BUTCHART, Ian appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KING" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allan Duncan King
Individual · British · DOB 10/1961 · age 65
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control22/03/2019

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
Incorporated2019-03-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

King Group First Floor
25 Frederick Street
Edinburgh
City Of Edinburgh
EH2 2ND
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-04
Last: 2026-03-21

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

MURRAY, William Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2022-03-01
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Active
KING, Allan Alexander→
director · ~37y · appointed 2020-12-10
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Active
KING, Allan Duncan→
director · ~65y · appointed 2019-03-22
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Active
KING, Christopher James→
director · ~32y · appointed 2025-06-13
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Active
BUTCHART, Ian→
director · ~70y · appointed 2019-03-22 · resigned 2020-10-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (30 total)

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2026-04-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-04-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-19