CLYDE WHISKY LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC604487 · ltd · incorporated 2018-08-06

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

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Jun 2024

Net worth

£-56.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

72/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 11010

Sector: Manufacturing

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

47910Retail sale via mail order houses or via Internet

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

72/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Negative net assets

Liabilities exceed assets by £56,055

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

-£56k

↓ 56% YoY

Current Assets

£40k

↓ 36% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2024-06-30	2023-06-30
Total assets	£33.9k	£64.1k
Current assets	£40.2k	£63.0k
Net assets	£-56.1k	£-35.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2025-06-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-21
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-08-20
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-12
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-25
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-23
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-04-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-19
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-04-19
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-04-19
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-13
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FRAME, Ross David resigned
director
2021-06-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-27
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change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2021-01-20
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-11-04
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2020-02-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-08-06
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Company incorporated
As CLYDE WHISKY LTD
2018-08-06
➕
WOODBURN, William appointed
director
2018-08-06
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FRAME, Ross David appointed
director
2018-08-06
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Woodburn Individual · British · DOB 05/1988 · age 38	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/08/2018

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Ross David Frameceased 13/04/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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FERGUSONS BAKERS LIMITED→ SC222640 · est 2001	—	—	—	86	24y	82	67y
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MEADOWSIDE BLENDING COMPANY LIMITED→ SC093121 · est 1985	—	—	—	3	41y	82	80y
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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2018-08-06

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

505 Great Western Road

Glasgow

G12 8HN

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-06-30

Last made up to: 2024-06-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-06-17

Last: 2025-06-03

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WOODBURN, William→

director · ~38y · appointed 2018-08-06

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Active

FRAME, Ross David→

director · ~36y · appointed 2018-08-06 · resigned 2022-04-13

Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-06-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-06-12

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2024-08-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-20

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2024-08-20

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-03-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-06-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-06-12

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-06-12

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2022-08-25

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-24

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-08-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-04-21

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC04

2022-04-19

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2022-04-19