CLYDE VALLEY TRAVEL LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC190191 · ltd · incorporated 1998-10-12
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£356
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Travel agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -32% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
79 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £356
Net assets shrinking
Down £304 YoY
Cash YoY
-32%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£10k
↓ 32% YoY
Net Worth
£356
↓ 46% YoY
Current Assets
£44k
↓ 13% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£10k£20k£30k£41k£51kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£356£660
Current assets£44.2k£50.7k
Cash£9.5k£14.0k
Debtors£34.6k£36.7k
Net assets£356£660

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-25
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  2. 2025-01-29
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  3. 2024-01-31
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  4. 2022-10-31
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  5. 2022-01-31
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  6. 2021-05-10
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    address · AD01
  7. 2021-01-11
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  8. 2019-11-16
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  9. 2019-10-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2018-10-31
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-10-31
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  12. 2016-10-31
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  13. 2015-10-30
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-10-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2009-10-12
    ➕
    CRAWFORD, Gail appointed
    director
  16. 2009-10-12
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    MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt resigned
    director
  17. 2009-07-02
    ➖
    MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt resigned
    secretary
  18. 2009-07-02
    ➖
    MCFADYEN, Mary resigned
    director
  19. 1998-12-04
    ➕
    MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt appointed
    secretary
  20. 1998-12-04
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 1998-12-04
    ➕
    MCFADYEN, Mary appointed
    director
  22. 1998-12-04
    ➕
    MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt appointed
    director
  23. 1998-12-04
    ➖
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 1998-10-12
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE VALLEY TRAVEL LTD.
  25. 1998-10-12
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1998-10-12
    ➕
    JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Gail Crawford
Individual · British · DOB 05/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1998-10-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC79110 — Travel agency activities

Registered office

14 Newton Place
Glasgow
G3 7PY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-14
Last: 2026-01-31

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

CRAWFORD, Gail→
director · ~61y · appointed 2009-10-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt→
secretary · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 2009-07-02
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1998-10-12 · resigned 1998-12-04
Resigned
MCFADYEN, Mary→
director · ~81y · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 2009-07-02
Resigned
MCFADYEN, Sampson Burr Holt→
director · ~83y · appointed 1998-12-04 · resigned 2009-10-12
Resigned
JORDANS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1998-10-12 · resigned 1998-12-04
Resigned

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Recent filings (79 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-12
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accounts · AA
2026-01-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-05-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-16