CLARKSTON SITE SERVICES LTD.

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SC368658 · ltd · incorporated 2009-11-17
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£18.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other engineering activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
43 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 £18,606

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£19k
↑ 846% YoY
Current Assets
£34k
↑ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£7k£14k£21k£27k£34kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£18.6k£2.0k
Current assets£34.4k£18.4k
Net assets£18.6k£2.0k

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 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-02-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2022-06-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-09-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-11-05
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-12-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-01-15
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    legacy
    miscellaneous · RP04CS01
  12. 2018-01-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2018-01-12
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    officers · TM01
  14. 2017-12-29
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  15. 2017-04-07
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    SMITH, John resigned
    director
  16. 2016-12-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-11-30
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    SMITH, John appointed
    director
  18. 2009-11-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CLARKSTON SITE SERVICES LTD.
  19. 2009-11-17
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    TIMMONS, Hugh appointed
    director
  20. 2009-11-17
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    secretary
  21. 2009-11-17
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    secretary
  22. 2009-11-17
    ➕
    MCINTOSH, Susan appointed
    director
  23. 2009-11-17
    ➖
    MCINTOSH, Susan resigned
    director
  24. 2009-11-17
    ➕
    TRAINER, Peter appointed
    director
  25. 2009-11-17
    ➖
    TRAINER, Peter resigned
    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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
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.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Hugh Timmons
Individual · British · DOB 05/1956 · age 70
50–75%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr John Smithceased 07/04/2017· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2009-11-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71129 — Other engineering activities

Registered office

2nd Floor (East) Belgrave Court
Rosehall Road
Bellshill
North Lanarkshire
ML4 3NR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

TIMMONS, Hugh→
director · ~70y · appointed 2009-11-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TRAINER, Peter→
secretary · appointed 2009-11-17 · resigned 2009-11-17
Resigned
MCINTOSH, Susan→
director · ~56y · appointed 2009-11-17 · resigned 2009-11-17
Resigned
SMITH, John→
director · ~45y · appointed 2015-11-30 · resigned 2017-04-07
Resigned
TRAINER, Peter→
director · ~74y · appointed 2009-11-17 · resigned 2009-11-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (43 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-09-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-20