400KV SAPS LTD

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SC712571 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-19
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 Oct 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 35120
Sector: Electricity, gas & energy
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 65). 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: medium (78/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees-100-100

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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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 (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-10-01
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-10-01
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  5. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-06-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-24
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-05-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-05-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-04-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-24
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2022-03-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  13. 2021-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As 400KV SAPS LTD
  14. 2021-10-19
    MCSHEA, Kevan Barry appointed
    director
  15. 2021-10-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kevan Barry Mcshea
Individual · British · DOB 05/1961 · age 65
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/10/2021

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
Incorporated2021-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC35120 — SIC 35120

Registered office

6 Windsor Gardens
St. Andrews
KY16 8XL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-11
Last: 2025-10-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MCSHEA, Kevan Barry
director · ~65y · appointed 2021-10-19
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Recent filings (17 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-10-01
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-03-24