KWP DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC867405 · ltd · incorporated 2025-10-23
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
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-specialised wholesale trade
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
11
filings
  • 3 capital
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 resolution
Last 90 days
11
filings
  • 3 capital
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 resolution
Last 180 days
11
filings
  • 3 capital
  • 3 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  2. 2026-03-31
    ⚠️
    legacy
    insolvency · CAP-SS
  3. 2026-03-31
    📄
    legacy
    capital · SH20
  4. 2026-03-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  5. 2026-03-25
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2026-03-25
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2026-03-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2026-03-25
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2026-03-25
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  10. 2026-03-25
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2025-10-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As KWP DEVELOPMENTS LIMITED
  12. 2025-10-23
    HARMER, Allan Ralph appointed
    director
  13. 2025-10-23
    HARMER, Ronny Graham appointed
    director
  14. 2025-10-23
    HARMER, Ted appointed
    director
  15. 2025-10-23
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +Young company: Only 0.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

1 high ·
1 insolvency-related filing on record
high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-03-31: legacy

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ted Harmer
Individual · British · DOB 01/1983 · age 43
sig. influencesignificant influence24/03/2026
Ronny Graham Harmer
Individual · British · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
sig. influencesignificant influence24/03/2026
Mr Allan Ralph Harmer
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
sig. influencesignificant influence23/10/2025

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
Incorporated2025-10-23
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46900 — Non-specialised wholesale trade

Registered office

Randolph Court
Randolph Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
KY1 2YY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-23
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

HARMER, Allan Ralph
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-10-23
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Active
HARMER, Ronny Graham
director · ~48y · appointed 2025-10-23
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Active
HARMER, Ted
director · ~43y · appointed 2025-10-23
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Active

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2026-03-31
legacy
insolvency · CAP-SS
2026-03-31
legacy
capital · SH20
2026-03-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-25
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-25
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-03-25
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-10-23