CLEARTECH GROUP LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC264196 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-01
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 19.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 36000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company 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. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 19.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
80 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 52 | 4600 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-05-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-12📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2019-12-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-12📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-12-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-05-11📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2019-05-11🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2019-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance LTD
- 2009-04-07➕SLEIGH, Gillian appointedsecretary
- 2009-04-07➖MCGUIGAN, Deborah resignedsecretary
- 2006-09-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-05-01➕MCGUIGAN, Deborah appointeddirector
- 2004-04-08➕MCGUIGAN, Deborah appointedsecretary
- 2004-04-08➖BOYDSLAW (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 2004-03-01🏢Company incorporatedAs CLEARTECH GROUP LTD
- 2004-03-01➕MCGUIGAN, James Barry appointeddirector
- 2004-03-01➕BOYDSLAW (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
66/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Cleartech Group Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Cleartech Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CLEARTECH GROUP LTD
This company · SC264196
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cleartech Group Holdings Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 04/04/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Barry Mcguiganceased 04/04/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2004-03-01
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC36000 — SIC 36000
Registered office
Unit 9, Block 2 First Road
Blantyre Industrial Estate
Glasgow
G72 0ND
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-29
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
Active
MCGUIGAN, Deborah→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2006-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGUIGAN, James Barry→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2004-03-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCGUIGAN, Deborah→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2009-04-07
BOYDSLAW (SECRETARIAL SERVICES) LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-01 · resigned 2004-04-08
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | NatWest Group Rbs Invoice Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 24/11/2017 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 05/09/2006 | 11/05/2019 |
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Recent filings (80 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-28