CLAIRE WHYMAN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC327033 · ltd · incorporated 2007-06-29

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 Jun 2025

Net worth

£201.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.6y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 18.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

41 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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 £201,742

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£202k

↑ 2.8% YoY

Current Assets

£96k

↑ 7.1% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
Total assets	£208.2k	£203.8k
Current assets	£95.8k	£89.4k
Net assets	£201.7k	£196.2k

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-03-30
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2025-03-19
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2024-02-27
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accounts · AA
2023-03-13
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accounts · AA
2022-03-29
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accounts · AA
2021-03-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2017-07-19
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-01-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2016-07-20
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2016-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2015-07-22
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2015-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2014-07-24
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date
annual-return · AR01
2008-06-29
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STORNOWAY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-09-12
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
2007-06-29
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Company incorporated
As CLAIRE WHYMAN LIMITED
2007-06-29
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WHYMAN, Claire appointed
director
2007-06-29
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STORNOWAY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary

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.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "WHYMAN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in 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 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Claire Whyman Individual · British · DOB 05/1977 · age 49	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2007-06-29

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

6 North Beach

Stornoway

Western Isles

HS1 2XP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-03-31

Last made up to: 2025-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WHYMAN, Claire→

director · ~49y · appointed 2007-06-29

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Active

STORNOWAY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-06-29 · resigned 2008-06-29

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	12/09/2007	—

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