CLYDE MARINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC070728 · ltd · incorporated 1980-02-25
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 30.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (2 active, 11 linked, 7 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
135 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,594,489
Net assets shrinking
Down £79,726 YoY
Cash YoY
+26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£203k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £203.1k | £161.0k |
| Net assets | £1.59M | £1.67M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-05-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2020-11-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2020-11-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2020-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-27📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-02-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
- 2011-08-26🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2011-08-11➕BRADY, Angela appointeddirector
- 2011-08-11➖WRAY, Andrew Robert resignedsecretary
- 2011-08-11➖DOWNIE, Joyce resigneddirector
- 2011-08-11➖THOMAS, George Leonard resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➖MACDONALD, Carolyn Lisa resigneddirector
- 2008-12-17➕THOMAS, George Leonard appointeddirector
- 2008-01-31➕LIVINGSTONE, Ian Martin David appointeddirector
- 2008-01-31➕DOWNIE, Joyce appointeddirector
- 2008-01-31➖LIVINGSTONE, David James Duncan resigneddirector
- 2008-01-31➕MACDONALD, Carolyn Lisa appointeddirector
- 2006-11-01➖DOWNIE, Joyce resignedsecretary
- 2006-11-01➕WRAY, Andrew Robert appointedsecretary
- 2005-01-17➖LIVINGSTONE, Karen resignedsecretary
- 2005-01-14➕DOWNIE, Joyce appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-30➕LIVINGSTONE, Karen appointedsecretary
- 2003-11-30➖LIVINGSTONE, Sissel resignedsecretary
- 2003-11-30➖LIVINGSTONE, Sissel resigneddirector
- 1995-05-21🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
- 1980-02-25🏢Company incorporatedAs CLYDE MARINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 46 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Kingsborough Marine Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Kingsborough Marine Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CLYDE MARINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED
This company · SC070728
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kingsborough Marine Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Ian Martin David Livingstoneceased 06/04/2016· 75-100% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1980-02-25
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities
Registered office
Mariner House, Watermark Business Park
355 Govan Road
Glasgow
Strathclyde
G51 2SE
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-06
Last: 2025-11-22
Officers (2 active · 9 resigned)
BRADY, Angela→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LIVINGSTONE, Ian Martin David→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2008-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DOWNIE, Joyce→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2006-11-01
LIVINGSTONE, Karen→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-11-30 · resigned 2005-01-17
LIVINGSTONE, Sissel→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2003-11-30
WRAY, Andrew Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2011-08-11
DOWNIE, Joyce→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2011-08-11
LIVINGSTONE, David James Duncan→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · resigned 2008-01-31
LIVINGSTONE, Sissel→
Resigneddirector · ~79y · resigned 2003-11-30
MACDONALD, Carolyn Lisa→
Resigneddirector · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2011-03-31
THOMAS, George Leonard→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-12-17 · resigned 2011-08-11
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 24/06/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 21/05/1995 | 26/08/2011 |
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Recent filings (135 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-20
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-05
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2020-11-25