CLYDESDALE ENGINEERS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC045465 · ltd · incorporated 1968-02-22
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£-15.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 33110
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 70). 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 (76/100)

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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 4 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
93 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,926

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
-£16k
↑ 40% YoY
Current Assets
£68k
↑ 49% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£27k-£8k£11k£30k£49k£68kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-072024-06-07
Total assets£79.1k£-26.6k
Current assets£68.2k£45.7k
Net assets£-15.9k£-26.6k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2022-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-07-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  10. 2020-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-23
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    BROWN, Williamina resigned
    secretary
  12. 2019-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-12-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2018-11-19
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    BROWN, David resigned
    director
  15. 2018-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2013-06-08
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    BROWN, James appointed
    director
  19. 1997-08-20
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    BROWN, James resigned
    director
  20. 1994-12-01
    ➕
    BROWN, James appointed
    director
  21. 1993-09-28
    ➖
    BROWN, James resigned
    director
  22. 1990-08-01
    ➕
    BROWN, David appointed
    director
  23. 1990-08-01
    ➖
    BROWN, Ian resigned
    director
  24. 1968-02-22
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLYDESDALE ENGINEERS LIMITED

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 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

98/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 58 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Brown
Individual · British · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
50–75%
—sig. influence50-75% shares · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest07/04/2016

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
Incorporated1968-02-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC33110 — SIC 33110

Registered office

Spittal Farm Hamilton Road
Cambuslang
Glasgow
South Lanarkshire
G72 7XW
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-07
Last made up to: 2025-06-07
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-23
Last: 2025-07-09

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

BROWN, James→
director · ~70y · appointed 2013-06-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Williamina→
secretary · resigned 2020-02-23
Resigned
BROWN, David→
director · ~65y · appointed 1990-08-01 · resigned 2018-11-19
Resigned
BROWN, Ian→
director · resigned 1990-08-01
Resigned
BROWN, James→
director · ~70y · appointed 1994-12-01 · resigned 1997-08-20
Resigned
BROWN, James→
director · ~70y · resigned 1993-09-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (93 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-12-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-09
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2020-07-09