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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 31.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£1.59M
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong 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 31.1y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.1 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 declared
Positive 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 accounts
Cash
£203k
↑ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£1.6m
↓ 4.8% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£335k£670k£1.0m£1.3m£1.7mMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
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.

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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 (36 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
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  2. 2025-02-28
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  3. 2024-09-20
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  4. 2024-05-28
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  5. 2023-05-23
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  6. 2022-02-25
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  7. 2021-10-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-25
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-11-25
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  10. 2020-11-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  11. 2020-11-25
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  12. 2020-02-27
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  13. 2019-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-06-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  16. 2015-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank PLC
  17. 2011-08-26
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    Charge satisfied #1
  18. 2011-08-11
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    BRADY, Angela appointed
    director
  19. 2011-08-11
    ➖
    WRAY, Andrew Robert resigned
    secretary
  20. 2011-08-11
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Joyce resigned
    director
  21. 2011-08-11
    ➖
    THOMAS, George Leonard resigned
    director
  22. 2011-03-31
    ➖
    MACDONALD, Carolyn Lisa resigned
    director
  23. 2008-12-17
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    THOMAS, George Leonard appointed
    director
  24. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    LIVINGSTONE, Ian Martin David appointed
    director
  25. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Joyce appointed
    director
  26. 2008-01-31
    ➖
    LIVINGSTONE, David James Duncan resigned
    director
  27. 2008-01-31
    ➕
    MACDONALD, Carolyn Lisa appointed
    director
  28. 2006-11-01
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Joyce resigned
    secretary
  29. 2006-11-01
    ➕
    WRAY, Andrew Robert appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-01-17
    ➖
    LIVINGSTONE, Karen resigned
    secretary
  31. 2005-01-14
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Joyce appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-11-30
    ➕
    LIVINGSTONE, Karen appointed
    secretary
  33. 2003-11-30
    ➖
    LIVINGSTONE, Sissel resigned
    secretary
  34. 2003-11-30
    ➖
    LIVINGSTONE, Sissel resigned
    director
  35. 1995-05-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  36. 1980-02-25
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE MARINE RECRUITMENT LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +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 signal

Multiple 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

clean
No 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.

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Kingsborough Marine Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Kingsborough Marine Holdings Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016
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.

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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.

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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→
director · ~56y · appointed 2011-08-11
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LIVINGSTONE, Ian Martin David→
director · ~53y · appointed 2008-01-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DOWNIE, Joyce→
secretary · appointed 2005-01-14 · resigned 2006-11-01
Resigned
LIVINGSTONE, Karen→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-30 · resigned 2005-01-17
Resigned
LIVINGSTONE, Sissel→
secretary · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
WRAY, Andrew Robert→
secretary · appointed 2006-11-01 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned
DOWNIE, Joyce→
director · ~70y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned
LIVINGSTONE, David James Duncan→
director · ~85y · resigned 2008-01-31
Resigned
LIVINGSTONE, Sissel→
director · ~79y · resigned 2003-11-30
Resigned
MACDONALD, Carolyn Lisa→
director · ~50y · appointed 2008-01-31 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
THOMAS, George Leonard→
director · ~74y · appointed 2008-12-17 · resigned 2011-08-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
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 charge1 property21/05/199526/08/2011
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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