CLOVERGLEN SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED

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SC248984 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-07
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 May 2025
Net worth
£93.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 70). 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 (77/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £93,480

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£93k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£24k
↓ 2.0% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£19k£37k£56k£75k£93kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£94.9k£107.8k
Current assets£24.0k£24.5k
Cash—£19.1k
Debtors—£5.4k
Net assets£93.5k£83.2k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-22
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-01-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-02-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-03-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  11. 2020-03-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2020-02-25
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    FAIR, Robert resigned
    director
  13. 2020-02-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-04-16
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    FAIR, Robert appointed
    director
  16. 2018-04-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-04-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2012-02-28
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    BRIDGWOOD, Patrick resigned
    director
  20. 2004-11-16
    ➖
    NEWELL, Mary resigned
    director
  21. 2004-05-28
    ➕
    BRIDGWOOD, Patrick appointed
    director
  22. 2004-05-28
    ➖
    GUTHRIE, Iain resigned
    director
  23. 2004-05-28
    ➕
    NEWELL, Mary appointed
    director
  24. 2003-05-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CLOVERGLEN SUPPORT SERVICES LIMITED
  25. 2003-05-07
    ➕
    BRIDGWOOD, Anne Barbara appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-05-07
    ➕
    BRIDGWOOD, Eric appointed
    director
  27. 2003-05-07
    ➕
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  28. 2003-05-07
    ➖
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2003-05-07
    ➕
    GUTHRIE, Iain appointed
    director

Owner dependency

100/100
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 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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
Mr Eric Bridgwood
Individual · British · DOB 07/1956 · age 70
75–100%
—75-100% shares07/05/2016

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
Incorporated2003-05-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Unit 183 Heathhall Industrial Estate
Heathhall
Dumfries
DG1 3PH
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-21
Last: 2025-05-07

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

BRIDGWOOD, Anne Barbara→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIDGWOOD, Eric→
director · ~70y · appointed 2003-05-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2003-05-07
Resigned
BRIDGWOOD, Patrick→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-05-28 · resigned 2012-02-28
Resigned
FAIR, Robert→
director · ~65y · appointed 2018-04-16 · resigned 2020-02-25
Resigned
GUTHRIE, Iain→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-05-07 · resigned 2004-05-28
Resigned
NEWELL, Mary→
director · ~43y · appointed 2004-05-28 · resigned 2004-11-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-22
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-05-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-05-07