CLACHAN EXCAVATIONS & CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
00492928 · ltd · incorporated 1951-03-17
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed dormant / non-trading — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
111 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-10
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2026-03-10
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2025-12-23
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2025-12-15
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2025-10-31
    📄
    capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
    capital · SH19
  6. 2025-10-31
    📄
    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  7. 2025-10-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  8. 2025-10-31
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  9. 2025-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-10-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-02-07
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  12. 2024-02-07
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  13. 2024-02-07
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2024-02-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2024-02-02
    STRACHAN, Lucy Jill appointed
    secretary
  16. 2024-02-02
    STEWART, Charles Roderick resigned
    secretary
  17. 2023-10-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-10-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2022-04-19
    📄
    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  20. 2022-04-19
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  21. 2021-10-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-11-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2005-11-01
    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    secretary
  24. 2005-11-01
    STEWART, Charles Roderick appointed
    secretary
  25. 2005-11-01
    DOUGLAS, John David resigned
    director
  26. 2003-05-01
    PALMER, Alan Charles appointed
    director
  27. 2003-05-01
    MCGILL, Michael Scott resigned
    director
  28. 2001-12-31
    MCGIBBON, David Campbell resigned
    director
  29. 2001-12-31
    MCGILL, Michael Scott appointed
    director
  30. 1998-07-31
    DOUGLAS, John David appointed
    director
  31. 1998-07-31
    HUGHES, William Young resigned
    director
  32. 1951-03-17
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLACHAN EXCAVATIONS & CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) LIMITED

Owner dependency

93/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2026-03-10

Group structure

Malcolm Properties Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Malcolm Properties Limited
Corporate parent
CLACHAN EXCAVATIONS & CONSTRUCTION (OVERSEAS) LIMITED
This company · 00492928

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Malcolm Properties Limited
Corporate entity
sig. influencesignificant influence02/02/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Charles Roderick Stewartceased 02/02/2024· significant influence

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

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated1951-03-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

Unit B Haydock Cross Industrial
Estate Kilbuck Lane
St Helens
Merseyside
WA11 9UX

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last: 2025-05-15

Officers (0 active · 6 resigned)

STRACHAN, Lucy Jill
secretary · appointed 2024-02-02
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Active
PALMER, Alan Charles
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-05-01
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Active
DOUGLAS, John David
secretary · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
STEWART, Charles Roderick
secretary · appointed 2005-11-01 · resigned 2024-02-02
Resigned
DOUGLAS, John David
director · ~69y · appointed 1998-07-31 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
HUGHES, William Young
director · ~86y · resigned 1998-07-31
Resigned
MCGIBBON, David Campbell
director · ~79y · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
MCGILL, Michael Scott
director · ~58y · appointed 2001-12-31 · resigned 2003-05-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (111 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2026-03-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2025-12-23
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2025-12-15
capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figure
capital · SH19
2025-10-31
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-31
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-07
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-02-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-02-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-02-07