CLARK DOOR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC046648 · ltd · incorporated 1969-06-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 34.6y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 34.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (57/100)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
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 11 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
166 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31➕EDMONDSON, Gary appointedsecretary
- 2025-10-31➖GRAHAM, David resignedsecretary
- 2025-10-31📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-10-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-19➖GAY, Ian resignedsecretary
- 2023-10-19➕GRAHAM, David appointedsecretary
- 2023-10-19📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-10-19📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-12-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-28📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-04-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-03-31🔒Charge registered #8Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-01-20🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2020-01-20🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2019-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2019-07-22🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Handelsbanken PLC
- 2018-12-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2012-09-11➖BRINDLE, Suzanne resignedsecretary
- 2012-09-11➕GAY, Ian appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-15🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Premier Pension Trustees Limited & Another
- 2008-05-02➖JOHNSTONE, Colin Douglas resigneddirector
- 2008-04-30➖PAYNE, Brian William resigneddirector
- 2008-01-01➕ASHLEY, Andrew Paul appointeddirector
- 2007-09-14➕BRINDLE, Suzanne appointedsecretary
- 2007-09-11➖ROBINSON, Mark resignedsecretary
- 2005-11-17➖ASHLEY, Elizabeth Penelope resignedsecretary
- 2005-05-26➕ROBINSON, Mark appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-30➕ASHLEY, Elizabeth Penelope appointedsecretary
- 2004-01-30➖COWGILL, Karen Patricia resignedsecretary
- 2002-11-29➕COWGILL, Karen Patricia appointedsecretary
- 2002-11-29➖CULLEY, Darren resignedsecretary
- 2001-03-09➕CULLEY, Darren appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-09➖HARRIS, Darren Neil resignedsecretary
- 2001-03-09➖HARRIS, Darren Neil resigneddirector
- 2000-03-06➕HARRIS, Darren Neil appointedsecretary
- 2000-03-06➕HARRIS, Darren Neil appointeddirector
- 2000-01-28➖MARR, William Thomas resignedsecretary
- 1999-11-18🔓Charge satisfied #4
- 1999-11-18🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 1999-11-18🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1999-11-18🔓Charge satisfied #1
Showing most recent 50 of 82 events
Owner dependency
91/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
79/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Clark Door Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Clark Door Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CLARK DOOR LIMITED
This company · SC046648
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Clark Door Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Amountindex Limitedceased 31/03/2021· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1969-06-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.
Registered office
51 Rae Street
Dumfries
DG1 1JD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18
Officers (3 active · 26 resigned)
Active
ASHLEY, Andrew Paul→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2008-01-01
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Active
ASHLEY, Elizabeth Penelope→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-01-30 · resigned 2005-11-17
BRINDLE, Suzanne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-09-14 · resigned 2012-09-11
COWGILL, Karen Patricia→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-11-29 · resigned 2004-01-30
CULLEY, Darren→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-03-09 · resigned 2002-11-29
GAY, Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-09-11 · resigned 2023-10-19
GRAHAM, David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-10-19 · resigned 2025-10-31
HARRIS, Darren Neil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2000-03-06 · resigned 2001-03-09
HARRIS, Darren Neil→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-06-18 · resigned 1997-12-19
HEATHER, Lesley Anne Janet→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-07-18 · resigned 1991-07-10
MARR, William Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-12-19 · resigned 2000-01-28
MCCRAW, James Fraser→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-07-10 · resigned 1991-09-11
ROBINSON, Mark→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-05-26 · resigned 2007-09-11
STEWART, Gordon Campbell→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1990-07-18
STUBBS, Alan John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1993-11-11 · resigned 1994-11-30
WILLIAMS, Simon David→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-09-11 · resigned 1993-11-11
WILLIAMSON, John Reid→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 1996-06-18
HARRIS, Darren Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2000-03-06 · resigned 2001-03-09
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/03/2021 | — | |
| outstanding | Handelsbanken Handelsbanken PLC | A registered charge | — | 22/07/2019 | — | |
| satisfied | Premier Pension Trustees & Another Premier Pension Trustees Limited & Another | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 15/03/2012 | 20/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 28/08/1998 | 20/01/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/09/1991 | 18/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/09/1991 | 18/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 11/09/1991 | 18/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 11/09/1991 | 18/11/1999 |
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Recent filings (166 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-10-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-20
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-10-19
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-04-28