KINNES CONSULTANCY LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive
SC773552 · ltd · incorporated 2023-06-23
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2025
Net worth
£13.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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: medium (69/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £13,814

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£14k
Net Worth
£14k
Current Assets
£15k
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-09-30
Total assets£13.8k
Current assets£14.7k
Cash£14.2k
Debtors£509
Net assets£13.8k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-25
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-02-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-01-26
    PITCAIRN, John resigned
    director
  7. 2023-06-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KINNES CONSULTANCY LIMITED
  8. 2023-06-23
    KINNES, Elizabeth Michelle Clark appointed
    director
  9. 2023-06-23
    PITCAIRN, John appointed
    director
  10. 2023-06-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "KINNES" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Young company: Only 2.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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
Ms Elizabeth Michelle Clark Kinnes
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control23/06/2023

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
Incorporated2023-06-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Marlee Hotel
Kinloch
Blairgowrie
Perthshire
PH10 6SD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-06-30
Last made up to: 2025-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

KINNES, Elizabeth Michelle Clark
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-23
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Active
PITCAIRN, John
director · ~59y · appointed 2023-06-23 · resigned 2024-01-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-02-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-06-23