CLCM AUTO SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC117389 · ltd · incorporated 1989-04-20

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2024

Net worth

£78.3k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 45200

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 36.5y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 36.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

104 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £78,283

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£78k

↑ 241% YoY

Current Assets

£84k

↓ 25% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-04-30	2023-04-30
Total assets	£53.0k	£20.0k
Current assets	£83.6k	£111.7k
Net assets	£78.3k	£23.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2025-04-30
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2023-04-28
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2022-04-29
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2021-04-30
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2018-03-29
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2018-03-29
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officers · TM01
2018-03-17
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HUSSAIN, Shaheen resigned
director
2017-04-22
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gazette · DISS40
2017-04-11
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gazette · GAZ1
2017-02-22
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officers · AP01
2017-02-15
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HUSSAIN, Shaheen appointed
director
2017-01-23
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HUSSAIN, Ashiq resigned
director
2017-01-23
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HUSSAIN, Zenab resigned
director
2014-06-07
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Charge satisfied #1
2014-04-01
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HUSSAIN, Tahir appointed
director
2014-04-01
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HUSSAIN, Tahir appointed
secretary
2014-04-01
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HUSSAIN, Tahir resigned
secretary
2014-04-01
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MIDDLEMASS, Alison resigned
secretary
2014-04-01
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HUSSAIN, Ashiq appointed
director
2014-04-01
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MIDDLEMASS, Alison resigned
director
2014-04-01
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MIDDLEMASS, William resigned
director
2014-03-01
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HUSSAIN, Zenab appointed
director
1989-10-23
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
1989-04-20
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Company incorporated
As CLCM AUTO SERVICES LTD

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Tahir Hussain Individual · British · DOB 06/1986 · age 40	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	20/04/2016

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

Incorporated1989-04-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC45200 — SIC 45200

Registered office

11 Bankhead Drive

Sighthill Industrial Estate

Edinburgh

EH11 4EJ

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-04-30

Last made up to: 2024-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-01

Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HUSSAIN, Tahir→

director · ~40y · appointed 2014-04-01

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Active

HUSSAIN, Tahir→

secretary · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

MIDDLEMASS, Alison→

secretary · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

HUSSAIN, Ashiq→

director · ~74y · appointed 2014-04-01 · resigned 2017-01-23

Resigned

HUSSAIN, Shaheen→

director · ~34y · appointed 2017-02-15 · resigned 2018-03-17

Resigned

HUSSAIN, Zenab→

director · ~46y · appointed 2014-03-01 · resigned 2017-01-23

Resigned

MIDDLEMASS, Alison→

director · ~74y · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

MIDDLEMASS, William→

director · ~76y · resigned 2014-04-01

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland	Bond & floating charge	1 property	23/10/1989	07/06/2014