CLYDECO LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC436499 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-09
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 Nov 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 68-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 68). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
27 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
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2019-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2018-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2016-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-12-08
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2015-07-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-12-04
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2012-11-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDECO LIMITED
  17. 2012-11-09
    MCGINN, Jamina appointed
    secretary
  18. 2012-11-09
    MCGINN, Tommy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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 age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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 68. 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 13 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Tommy Mcginn
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
sig. influencesignificant influence08/11/2016

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
Incorporated2012-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

27 Greenan Road
Ayr
KA7 4ET

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-23
Last: 2025-11-09

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCGINN, Jamina
secretary · appointed 2012-11-09
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Active
MCGINN, Tommy
director · ~68y · appointed 2012-11-09
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-08-28