CLEAR SERVICES LIMITED

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SC203995 · ltd · incorporated 2000-02-16
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Environmental consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 82). 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 (68/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,823

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£4k
Current Assets
£7k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-31
Total assets£7.3k
Current assets£7.5k
Net assets£3.8k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-28
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  3. 2025-05-02
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2024-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-12-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2019-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2018-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2017-11-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2016-11-21
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2016-02-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-12-10
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2015-02-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2000-02-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEAR SERVICES LIMITED
  17. 2000-02-16
    ➕
    COOKE, Anne appointed
    secretary
  18. 2000-02-16
    ➕
    COOKE, Nicholas Huxley appointed
    director
  19. 2000-02-16
    ➕
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2000-02-16
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  21. 2000-02-16
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2000-02-16
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    COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  23. 2000-02-16
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    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2000-02-16
    ➖
    COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nicholas Huxley Cooke
Individual · British · DOB 05/1944 · age 82
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-02-16
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74901 — Environmental consulting activities

Registered office

23 King Street
Doune
Perthshire
FK16 6DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-01
Last: 2026-02-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

COOKE, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2000-02-16
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Active
COOKE, Nicholas Huxley→
director · ~82y · appointed 2000-02-16
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Active
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-02-16
Resigned
COMBINED NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-02-16
Resigned
COMBINED SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2000-02-16 · resigned 2000-02-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-08-28
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2025-05-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-20