CLAYMERT LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC144220 · ltd · incorporated 1993-05-05
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
95 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-05 | 2023-11-05 |
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| Average employees | 400 | 300 |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-03-14➕MENZIES, Alisdair George appointeddirector
- 2024-03-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-14📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-03-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-02-22➖MENZIES, George Wallace resigneddirector
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-08-02➕MENZIES, Graham appointeddirector
- 2017-10-25📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 1999-05-03➕MENZIES, Margaret Kelso appointeddirector
- 1999-05-03➖GRIEVE, John resigneddirector
- 1993-06-17➕CHARLES WOOD & SON SOLICITORS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 1993-05-10➖COSEC LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-05-10➕GRIEVE, John appointeddirector
- 1993-05-10➕MENZIES, George Wallace appointeddirector
- 1993-05-10➖CODIR LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-director
- 1993-05-05🏢Company incorporatedAs CLAYMERT LIMITED
- 1993-05-05➕COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1993-05-05➕CODIR LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
40/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MENZIES, Alisdair George (same surname) appointed 2024-03-14. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Alisdair George Menzies Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/03/2024 |
Mr Graham Mckinlay Menzies Individual · British · DOB 10/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 14/03/2024 |
Mrs Margaret Kelso Menzies Individual · British · DOB 04/1953 · age 73 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 22/02/2024 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr George Wallace Menziesceased 22/02/2024· significant influence · firm interest
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1993-05-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
8 Mitchell Street
Leven
KY8 4HJ
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last made up to: 2024-11-05
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-27
Last: 2025-05-13
Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)
CHARLES WOOD & SON SOLICITORS→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 1993-06-17
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MENZIES, Alisdair George→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2024-03-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MENZIES, Graham→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2018-08-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MENZIES, Margaret Kelso→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 1999-05-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COSEC LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1993-05-05 · resigned 1993-05-10
GRIEVE, John→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1993-05-10 · resigned 1999-05-03
MENZIES, George Wallace→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1993-05-10 · resigned 2024-02-22
CODIR LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-director · appointed 1993-05-05 · resigned 1993-05-10
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Recent filings (95 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-03-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-08-03