CLAN CENTRE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC113050 · ltd · incorporated 1988-08-25
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
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

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
22 officers (4 active, 22 linked, 17 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
134 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (58 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-09
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-08-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-11-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-09-25
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  10. 2020-09-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2020-09-18
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2020-09-17
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    JACKSON, John Robert appointed
    director
  13. 2020-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-11-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-04-08
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2018-10-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2018-03-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  19. 2017-08-21
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    EDMONDS, Robert Neil appointed
    director
  20. 2017-08-21
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    EDMONDS, Robert Neil resigned
    director
  21. 2017-06-01
    ➖
    LEE, Kristian Brian resigned
    director
  22. 2017-05-10
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    SIMPSON, Stephen Robert appointed
    director
  23. 2012-02-20
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    HOUSTON, David Oliver resigned
    director
  24. 2012-01-04
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    LEE, Kristian Brian appointed
    director
  25. 2001-07-16
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    BIRRELL, Colin resigned
    director
  26. 2001-07-13
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    HOUSTON, David Oliver appointed
    director
  27. 2001-05-31
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    CARRUTHERS, June appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-05-31
    ➕
    CARRUTHERS, June appointed
    director
  29. 2001-05-31
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    DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary resigned
    secretary
  30. 2001-05-31
    ➖
    DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary resigned
    director
  31. 2000-01-28
    ➕
    BIRRELL, Colin appointed
    director
  32. 2000-01-28
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    STEVENSON, David Deas resigned
    director
  33. 1996-02-02
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    AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard resigned
    director
  34. 1996-02-02
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    DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary appointed
    director
  35. 1994-01-31
    ➕
    DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary appointed
    secretary
  36. 1994-01-31
    ➖
    KNOX, Ruth resigned
    secretary
  37. 1993-11-30
    ➖
    MOUG, George Boyd resigned
    director
  38. 1993-03-03
    ➕
    AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard appointed
    director
  39. 1993-03-03
    ➖
    MCGIBBON, David Campbell resigned
    director
  40. 1993-03-03
    ➖
    ROY, William Gordon Begg resigned
    director
  41. 1993-03-03
    ➕
    STEVENSON, David Deas appointed
    director
  42. 1993-03-01
    ➖
    CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander resigned
    director
  43. 1992-11-16
    ➕
    MCGIBBON, David Campbell appointed
    director
  44. 1992-11-16
    ➕
    ROY, William Gordon Begg appointed
    director
  45. 1991-09-26
    ➕
    CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander appointed
    director
  46. 1991-09-26
    ➖
    WALKER, Norman Caulfield resigned
    director
  47. 1991-01-25
    ➕
    KNOX, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  48. 1991-01-25
    ➖
    MACAULAY, Frederick resigned
    secretary
  49. 1989-12-20
    ➕
    MACAULAY, Frederick appointed
    secretary
  50. 1989-12-20
    ➖
    BURNESS SOLICITORS resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 58 events

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Kings Landing Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Kings Landing Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CLAN CENTRE LIMITED
This company · SC113050

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kings Landing Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/09/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • The Edinburgh Woollen Mill Limitedceased 18/09/2020· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · firm interest

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
Incorporated1988-08-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Waverley Mills
Langholm
Dumfriesshire
DG13 0EB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-01
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-23
Last: 2026-03-09

Officers (4 active · 18 resigned)

CARRUTHERS, June→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-31
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CARRUTHERS, June→
director · ~62y · appointed 2001-05-31
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JACKSON, John Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-09-17
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Active
SIMPSON, Stephen Robert→
director · ~58y · appointed 2017-05-10
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Active
DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary→
secretary · appointed 1994-01-31 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
KNOX, Ruth→
secretary · appointed 1991-01-25 · resigned 1994-01-31
Resigned
MACAULAY, Frederick→
secretary · appointed 1989-12-20 · resigned 1991-01-25
Resigned
BURNESS SOLICITORS→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1988-08-25 · resigned 1989-12-20
Resigned
AINSLIE, James Thomas Heard→
director · ~90y · appointed 1993-03-03 · resigned 1996-02-02
Resigned
BIRRELL, Colin→
director · ~71y · appointed 2000-01-28 · resigned 2001-07-16
Resigned
CARVEL, John Oswald Alexander→
director · ~98y · appointed 1991-09-26 · resigned 1993-03-01
Resigned
DUNBAR, Jennifer Mary→
director · ~85y · appointed 1996-02-02 · resigned 2001-05-31
Resigned
EDMONDS, Robert Neil→
director · ~61y · appointed 2017-08-21 · resigned 2017-08-21
Resigned
HOUSTON, David Oliver→
director · ~73y · appointed 2001-07-13 · resigned 2012-02-20
Resigned
LEE, Kristian Brian→
director · ~52y · appointed 2012-01-04 · resigned 2017-06-01
Resigned
MCGIBBON, David Campbell→
director · ~79y · appointed 1992-11-16 · resigned 1993-03-03
Resigned
MOUG, George Boyd→
director · ~75y · appointed 1989-12-20 · resigned 1993-11-30
Resigned
RAFFERTY, John Campbell→
nominee-director · ~95y · appointed 1988-08-25 · resigned 1988-11-01
Resigned
ROY, William Gordon Begg→
director · ~83y · appointed 1992-11-16 · resigned 1993-03-03
Resigned
STEVENSON, David Deas→
director · ~85y · appointed 1993-03-03 · resigned 2000-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (134 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-09-25