CLOVER & THISTLE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08504866 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-25
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
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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: medium (68/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 5 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
49 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
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
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    BEDFORD, Hazel appointed
    secretary
  3. 2025-05-01
    ➕
    BEDFORD, Hazel appointed
    director
  4. 2025-05-01
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2025-05-01
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-05-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-05-01
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  8. 2025-04-30
    ➖
    COURAGE, Mark Patrick Gordon resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-04-30
    ➖
    COURAGE, Mark Patrick Gordon resigned
    director
  10. 2024-11-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-09-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-02-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2023-06-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2023-06-06
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  15. 2023-06-01
    ➕
    COURAGE, Mark Patrick Gordon appointed
    secretary
  16. 2023-06-01
    ➖
    MACKEGGIE GURNEY, Elspeth Mary resigned
    secretary
  17. 2022-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2022-05-25
    ➖
    GURNEY, Derek Allan resigned
    director
  19. 2022-05-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2021-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2021-03-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-03-26
    ➕
    GURNEY, Derek Allan appointed
    director
  23. 2020-03-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2019-12-17
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  25. 2019-05-09
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  26. 2018-06-04
    ➕
    MACKEGGIE GURNEY, Elspeth Mary appointed
    secretary
  27. 2018-06-04
    ➖
    ROSE, Arthur Leonard resigned
    secretary
  28. 2015-05-25
    ➖
    BOON, Peter Gerald resigned
    secretary
  29. 2015-05-25
    ➕
    ROSE, Arthur Leonard appointed
    secretary
  30. 2015-05-25
    ➖
    BOON, Peter Gerald resigned
    director
  31. 2015-05-25
    ➕
    COURAGE, Mark Patrick Gordon appointed
    director
  32. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    GATES, Michael Charles resigned
    director
  33. 2013-04-25
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLOVER & THISTLE LIMITED
  34. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    BOON, Peter Gerald appointed
    secretary
  35. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    BOON, Peter Gerald appointed
    director
  36. 2013-04-25
    ➕
    GATES, Michael Charles appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Bluebells Popham Lane
North Waltham
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG25 2BB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-09
Last: 2026-04-25

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

BEDFORD, Hazel→
secretary · appointed 2025-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEDFORD, Hazel→
director · ~67y · appointed 2025-05-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOON, Peter Gerald→
secretary · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2015-05-25
Resigned
COURAGE, Mark Patrick Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2023-06-01 · resigned 2025-04-30
Resigned
MACKEGGIE GURNEY, Elspeth Mary→
secretary · appointed 2018-06-04 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
ROSE, Arthur Leonard→
secretary · appointed 2015-05-25 · resigned 2018-06-04
Resigned
BOON, Peter Gerald→
director · ~77y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2015-05-25
Resigned
COURAGE, Mark Patrick Gordon→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-05-25 · resigned 2025-04-30
Resigned
GATES, Michael Charles→
director · ~67y · appointed 2013-04-25 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
GURNEY, Derek Allan→
director · ~79y · appointed 2020-03-26 · resigned 2022-05-25
Resigned

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Recent filings (49 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-08
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-05-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-11-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-06
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-13