CLYDE & AVONDALE ASSOCIATES LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC457450 · ltd · incorporated 2013-08-22
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

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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

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Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  2. 2024-09-30
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  3. 2023-06-30
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  4. 2022-10-04
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  5. 2022-09-25
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  6. 2021-09-20
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  7. 2021-01-07
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  8. 2019-09-20
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  9. 2018-09-21
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  10. 2017-10-04
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  11. 2016-10-04
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  12. 2015-09-21
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  13. 2015-09-21
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  14. 2015-09-21
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  15. 2015-06-01
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    O'HARA, Nikki Patricia appointed
    director
  16. 2015-05-31
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    O'HARA, Nikki resigned
    secretary
  17. 2015-05-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-08-22
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE & AVONDALE ASSOCIATES LTD.
  19. 2013-08-22
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    LEE, Roger James appointed
    director
  20. 2013-08-22
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    O'HARA, Nikki appointed
    secretary

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

69/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Roger James Lee
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Nikki Patricia O'Hara
Individual · British · DOB 03/1967 · age 59
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-08-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

32 Crosshill Road
Strathaven
ML10 6DS
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-05
Last: 2025-08-22

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

LEE, Roger James→
director · ~63y · appointed 2013-08-22
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Active
O'HARA, Nikki Patricia→
director · ~59y · appointed 2015-06-01
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Active
O'HARA, Nikki→
secretary · appointed 2013-08-22 · resigned 2015-05-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

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2025-09-21
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2025-09-17
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2024-09-30
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2024-09-25
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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address · AD01
2022-10-04
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2022-09-25
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2022-08-22
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2021-09-20
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2021-09-02
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2021-01-07
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2020-09-05
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2020-01-18
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accounts · AA
2019-09-20