CLYDE PROCESS VALVES LIMITED

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SC245823 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-17
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£230.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
62 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 £230,902
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£223k
↑ 7.4% YoY
Net Worth
£231k
↑ 37% YoY
Current Assets
£748k
↓ 30% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£215k£429k£644k£859k£1.1mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£242.6k£187.1k
Current assets£748.2k£1.07M
Cash£222.8k£207.4k
Debtors£475.4k£840.9k
Net assets£230.9k£168.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-11-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-10-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2020-09-01
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    SPENCE, Edward resigned
    director
  9. 2019-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-06-24
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2019-06-21
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    address · AD01
  12. 2019-06-21
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2019-06-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  14. 2019-06-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2019-06-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2019-06-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2019-06-14
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    HOLMES, John Joseph appointed
    secretary
  19. 2019-06-14
    ➕
    HOLMES, John Joseph appointed
    director
  20. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    SPALDING, Catherine resigned
    secretary
  21. 2019-06-14
    ➖
    SPALDING, Derek resigned
    director
  22. 2019-06-14
    ➕
    SPENCE, Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2018-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2003-03-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE PROCESS VALVES LIMITED
  25. 2003-03-17
    ➕
    SPALDING, Catherine appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-03-17
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-03-17
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-03-17
    ➕
    SPALDING, Derek appointed
    director
  29. 2003-03-17
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  30. 2003-03-17
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

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

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Cpv Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CLYDE PROCESS VALVES LIMITED
This company · SC245823

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
Cpv Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/06/2019
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Derek Spaldingceased 14/06/2019· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2003-03-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46180 — Agents specialised in the sale of other particular products

Registered office

Unit 14 Birch Road
Broadmeadow Industrial Estate
Dumbarton
G82 2RE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

HOLMES, John Joseph→
secretary · appointed 2019-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOLMES, John Joseph→
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SPALDING, Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-17 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-17 · resigned 2003-03-17
Resigned
SPALDING, Derek→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-03-17 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
SPENCE, Edward→
director · ~63y · appointed 2019-06-14 · resigned 2020-09-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-17 · resigned 2003-03-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-30