KAYDANIC HOLDINGS LTD

🌱Startupactive
SC854044 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-30
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
4 filings
60
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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (7 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-01
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  2. 2025-08-27
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-06-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KAYDANIC HOLDINGS LTD
  4. 2025-06-30
    DIGNAN, John James appointed
    director
  5. 2025-06-30
    GRAY, David Andrew appointed
    director
  6. 2025-06-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  7. 2025-06-30
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 0.8 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Nicola Dignan
Individual · British · DOB 09/1972 · age 54
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2025
Mr John James Dignan
Individual · British · DOB 01/1965 · age 61
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/06/2025

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
Incorporated2025-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Taxi Way
Hillend Industrial Park
Dunfermline
Fife
KY11 9ET
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-13
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

DIGNAN, John James
director · ~61y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Active
GRAY, David Andrew
director · ~59y · appointed 2025-06-30
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Recent filings (4 total)

resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-09-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-27
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-06-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-30