CLYDE IMPORTERS HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC330652 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-10
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
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 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 (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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
61 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
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 accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 officers
  • 1 address
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-11-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-09-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-12-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-01-16
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  12. 2019-01-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2018-09-24
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-12-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  17. 2017-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-08-31
    KOHLI, Dashmeen resigned
    secretary
  19. 2010-07-02
    KOHLI, Dashmeen appointed
    secretary
  20. 2010-07-02
    KOHLI, Tina resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-10-05
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2007-09-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
  23. 2007-09-17
    KOHLI, Tina appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-09-17
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  25. 2007-09-11
    SINGH, Kabir appointed
    director
  26. 2007-09-11
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2007-09-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE IMPORTERS HOLDINGS LIMITED
  28. 2007-09-10
    DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2007-09-10
    DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Kabir Singh
Individual · British · DOB 10/1979 · age 47
75100%
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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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-09-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

Clyde Offices 2nd Floor
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-24
Last: 2025-09-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

SINGH, Kabir
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-09-11
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Active
KOHLI, Dashmeen
secretary · appointed 2010-07-02 · resigned 2017-08-31
Resigned
KOHLI, Tina
secretary · appointed 2007-09-17 · resigned 2010-07-02
Resigned
DALGLEN SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2007-09-10 · resigned 2007-09-11
Resigned
DALGLEN DIRECTORS LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2007-09-10 · resigned 2007-09-17
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Floating charge1 property05/10/2007
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property23/09/2007
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Recent filings (61 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-26