CLARK LEAVY PALLETS LTD.

💤Zombieactive
SC762162 · ltd · incorporated 2023-03-14
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£44.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (58/100).

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
12 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £44,728
Net assets shrinking
Down £21,307 YoY
Cash YoY
+520%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£5k
↑ 520% YoY
Net Worth
£45k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£216k
↓ 8.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£47k£94k£142k£189k£236kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£44.7k£66.0k
Current assets£215.5k£236.0k
Cash£5.3k£862
Debtors£195.7k£216.6k
Net assets£44.7k£66.0k

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

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-11
    CLARK, William resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-09-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-09-16
    📄
    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  6. 2025-03-07
    WILLIAMS, Justin appointed
    director
  7. 2025-03-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2025-03-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2025-03-07
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2024-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLARK LEAVY PALLETS LTD.
  12. 2023-03-14
    CLARK, William appointed
    director
  13. 2023-03-14
    📄
    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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Justin Williams
Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56
75100%
75-100% shares07/03/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr William Clarkceased 07/03/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2023-03-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC16230 — Manufacture of other builders' carpentry and joinery

Registered office

16 Kirkwood Avenue
Redding
Falkirk
FK2 9UF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-27
Last: 2026-03-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

WILLIAMS, Justin
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-03-07
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Active
CLARK, William
director · ~76y · appointed 2023-03-14 · resigned 2025-11-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (12 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-16
elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
officers · EH02
2025-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-03-07
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-03-14