CLAIRE WARDEN LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC422739 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-25
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 Jul 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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. 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 (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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · IFRS
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Average employees100100

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2025-05-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-11
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2024-04-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-02-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-05-20
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2016-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  14. 2015-05-21
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2015-02-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  16. 2012-07-23
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    WARDEN, Andrew Donald appointed
    secretary
  17. 2012-07-23
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  18. 2012-06-06
    ➖
    FLYNN, Austin resigned
    director
  19. 2012-06-06
    ➖
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  20. 2012-05-22
    ➕
    WARDEN, Claire Helen appointed
    director
  21. 2012-04-25
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    Company incorporated
    As CLAIRE WARDEN LIMITED
  22. 2012-04-25
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2012-04-25
    ➕
    FLYNN, Austin appointed
    director
  24. 2012-04-25
    ➕
    MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

98/100
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 "WARDEN" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Andrew Donald Warden
Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting31/07/2023
Mrs Claire Helen Warden
Individual · British · DOB 12/1962 · age 64
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-04-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

The Old School
Fowlis Wester
Crieff
Perthshire
PH7 3NL

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WARDEN, Andrew Donald→
secretary · appointed 2012-07-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WARDEN, Claire Helen→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MORTON FRASER SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2012-04-25 · resigned 2012-07-23
Resigned
FLYNN, Austin→
director · ~59y · appointed 2012-04-25 · resigned 2012-06-06
Resigned
MORTON FRASER DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2012-04-25 · resigned 2012-06-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (40 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-27