KC INSTALLATIONS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC648618 · ltd · incorporated 2019-12-02
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Floor and wall covering
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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 (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
82
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-22
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-05-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-07-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-07-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-09-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-29
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2021-04-29
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2020-12-18
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2020-12-18
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  15. 2020-11-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2020-11-06
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2020-10-27
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2020-10-06
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2019-12-06
    ➕
    MCKENZIE, Gregor appointed
    director
  20. 2019-12-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KC INSTALLATIONS LTD
  21. 2019-12-02
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  22. 2019-12-02
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2019-12-02
    ➕
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart appointed
    director
  24. 2019-12-02
    ➖
    MCMEEKIN, James Stuart resigned
    director
  25. 2019-12-02
    ➕
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  26. 2019-12-02
    ➖
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Gregor Mckenzie
Individual · British · DOB 04/1967 · age 59
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/12/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Codir Limitedceased 06/12/2019· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2019-12-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43330 — Floor and wall covering

Registered office

C/O Horizon Ca
5 La Belle Place
Glasgow
G3 7LH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-20
Last: 2025-12-06

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

MCKENZIE, Gregor→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-06
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Active
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2019-12-02 · resigned 2019-12-02
Resigned
MCMEEKIN, James Stuart→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-12-02 · resigned 2019-12-02
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2019-12-02 · resigned 2019-12-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-07-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-07-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-10