CLUISTROM LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC391184 · ltd · incorporated 2011-01-07
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 57). 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: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 8.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
43 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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 5 | 400 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 2 mortgage
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-27📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-10-27🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-10-17📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-16📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-15📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2017-07-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Starkey Laboratories Limited
- 2017-07-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Starkey Laboratories Limited
- 2011-01-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CLUISTROM LIMITED
- 2011-01-07➕MCINTOSH, John Neil appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr John Neil Mcintosh Individual · British · DOB 03/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest | 14/10/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Starkey Hearing Labrotoriesceased 14/10/2025· 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.
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🔒Tailored diligence questions
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-01-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
66 High Street
Dunfermline
Fife
KY12 7AT
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-07
Last: 2025-10-24
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
MCINTOSH, John Neil→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2011-01-07
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Starkey Laboratories Starkey Laboratories Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/07/2017 | 27/10/2025 | |
| satisfied | Starkey Laboratories Starkey Laboratories Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/07/2017 | 27/10/2025 |
Recent filings (43 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-27
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-10-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-25