CLAYHUNT LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC258787 · ltd · incorporated 2003-11-05
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 Jun 2025
Net worth
£106.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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. 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 (79/100)

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
10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)
76
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
74 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
70
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 £106,100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£106k
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£21k£42k£64k£85k£106kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£106.1k£106.1k
Debtors£106.1k£106.1k
Net assets£106.1k£106.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-02-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2020-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-01-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-01-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2019-08-09
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    officers · AP03
  11. 2019-08-09
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    officers · AP01
  12. 2019-08-09
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    officers · TM01
  13. 2019-08-09
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  14. 2019-06-14
    EASDALE, Gail appointed
    secretary
  15. 2019-06-14
    EASDALE, Gail appointed
    director
  16. 2019-06-14
    KEAN, Alexander Bryan resigned
    secretary
  17. 2019-06-14
    KEAN, Sharon resigned
    director
  18. 2019-06-04
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-05-21
    KEAN, Alexander Bryan resigned
    director
  20. 2019-03-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2007-11-01
    KEAN, Adelle Janet resigned
    secretary
  23. 2007-11-01
    KEAN, Alexander Bryan appointed
    secretary
  24. 2007-11-01
    KEAN, Alexander Bryan appointed
    director
  25. 2004-09-09
    KEAN, Adelle Janet appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-09-09
    KEAN, Alexander Bryan resigned
    secretary
  27. 2004-02-19
    KEAN, Alexander Bryan appointed
    secretary
  28. 2004-02-19
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2004-02-19
    KEAN, Sharon appointed
    director
  30. 2004-02-19
    CODIR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2004-02-19
    COSEC LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  32. 2003-11-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLAYHUNT LIMITED
  33. 2003-11-05
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  34. 2003-11-05
    CODIR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 2003-11-05
    COSEC LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Arranglen Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.

🏛️
Arranglen Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control
significant stake
CLAYHUNT LIMITED
This company · SC258787

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Arranglen Limited
Corporate entity
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Sharon Keanceased 14/06/2019· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2003-11-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

73 Union Street
Greenock
PA16 8BG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-19
Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (2 active · 8 resigned)

EASDALE, Gail
secretary · appointed 2019-06-14
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Active
EASDALE, Gail
director · ~59y · appointed 2019-06-14
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Active
KEAN, Adelle Janet
secretary · appointed 2004-09-09 · resigned 2007-11-01
Resigned
KEAN, Alexander Bryan
secretary · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
KEAN, Alexander Bryan
secretary · appointed 2004-02-19 · resigned 2004-09-09
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-11-05 · resigned 2004-02-19
Resigned
KEAN, Alexander Bryan
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-11-01 · resigned 2019-05-21
Resigned
KEAN, Sharon
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-02-19 · resigned 2019-06-14
Resigned
CODIR LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-05 · resigned 2004-02-19
Resigned
COSEC LIMITED
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-11-05 · resigned 2004-02-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (74 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-01-09