KLEAR-IT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC212531 · ltd · incorporated 2000-11-03
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
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 37000
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 2 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
59 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-08-15
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-07-25
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  4. 2022-08-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-10-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-08-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2017-08-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2016-07-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-11-30
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2015-11-30
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2015-11-30
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    officers · AP01
  15. 2015-11-30
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2015-04-06
    DELANEY, Simon appointed
    director
  17. 2015-04-06
    KERR, Walter resigned
    director
  18. 2013-11-01
    KERR, Patricia Christine resigned
    secretary
  19. 2000-11-03
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    Company incorporated
    As KLEAR-IT LIMITED
  20. 2000-11-03
    KERR, Patricia Christine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2000-11-03
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2000-11-03
    OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2000-11-03
    KERR, Walter appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Delaney
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1982 · age 44
sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2000-11-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC37000 — SIC 37000

Registered office

92 Easter Langside Drive
Dalkeith
EH22 2FH
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-17
Last: 2025-11-03

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

DELANEY, Simon
director · ~44y · appointed 2015-04-06
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Active
KERR, Patricia Christine
secretary · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2013-11-01
Resigned
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2000-11-03
Resigned
KERR, Walter
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-11-03 · resigned 2015-04-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (59 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-11-16