QUIKLAY CONTRACTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC558156 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-20
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 39000
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). 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 (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 2 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
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
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
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£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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-09-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2020-02-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  9. 2019-12-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2019-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-11-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2018-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-06
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-05-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2018-05-15
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-02-20
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    Company incorporated
    As QUIKLAY CONTRACTS LIMITED
  17. 2017-02-20
    WILSON, Stewart Richard appointed
    director
  18. 2017-02-20
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Stewart Richard Wilson
Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66
75100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting27/02/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Robin Haddowceased 27/02/2020· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2017-02-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Viewfield Yard
Jackton
East Kilbride
G75 8RR
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-05
Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, Stewart Richard
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-02-20
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-02-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-02-27