CLYDE & CO (SML) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC101409 · ltd · incorporated 1986-10-17

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒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: Non-trading company

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: dormant / non-trading 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 (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

12 officers (2 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

108 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 accounts
• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (37 events)Click to expand

2026-02-09
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-06
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KNOWLES, Benjamin Edward resigned
director
2025-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-01
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-08-26
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-17
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CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2024-01-17
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-11-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-02
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-03
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-30
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LOUDON, Richard Donald resigned
director
2020-10-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-10-23
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HASSON, Peter Frank resigned
director
2020-10-23
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PAYTON, Michael Andrew Hartland resigned
director
2020-10-23
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2019-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-01-28
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-01-17
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BURNS, James Andrew resigned
director
2019-01-14
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-04-30
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ANDERSON, Michael Peter resigned
director
2015-10-01
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HILL, John Robert appointed
director
2015-10-01
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MORRIS, John William appointed
director
2015-10-01
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CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2015-10-01
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SIMPSON & MARWICK WS resigned
corporate-secretary
2015-10-01
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BURNS, James Andrew appointed
director
2015-10-01
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HASSON, Peter Frank appointed
director
2015-10-01
➕
KNOWLES, Benjamin Edward appointed
director
2015-10-01
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PAYTON, Michael Andrew Hartland appointed
director
2010-04-08
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MILLER, John King resigned
director
1989-12-29
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LOUDON, Richard Donald appointed
director
1989-12-29
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MOODIE, Adam Walter Douglas resigned
director
1986-10-17
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Company incorporated
As CLYDE & CO (SML) LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100

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.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

1 low

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Clyde & Co Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Clyde & Co Llp

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CLYDE & CO (SML) LIMITED

This company · SC101409

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
Clyde & Co Llp Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1986-10-17

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

2nd Floor Saltire Court

20 Castle Terrace

Edinburgh

EH1 2EN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (2 active · 10 resigned)

HILL, John Robert→

director · ~60y · appointed 2015-10-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MORRIS, John William→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-01

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLYDE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2024-01-17

Resigned

SIMPSON & MARWICK WS→

corporate-secretary · resigned 2015-10-01

Resigned

ANDERSON, Michael Peter→

director · ~75y · resigned 2018-04-30

Resigned

BURNS, James Andrew→

director · ~59y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2019-01-17

Resigned

HASSON, Peter Frank→

director · ~64y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2020-10-23

Resigned

KNOWLES, Benjamin Edward→

director · ~56y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2026-02-06

Resigned

LOUDON, Richard Donald→

director · ~69y · appointed 1989-12-29 · resigned 2020-10-30

Resigned

MILLER, John King→

director · ~79y · resigned 2010-04-08

Resigned

MOODIE, Adam Walter Douglas→

director · resigned 1989-12-29

Resigned

PAYTON, Michael Andrew Hartland→

director · ~82y · appointed 2015-10-01 · resigned 2020-10-23

Resigned

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Recent filings (108 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-02-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-12-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-12-01

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-11-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-08-26

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-01-21

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-12-16

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-01-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-01-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-11-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-01-04

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-12-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-12-05

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-12-03