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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (2 active, 10 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

74 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.

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

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-06-30	2024-06-30
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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand

2026-03-26
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accounts · AA
2025-03-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-02-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-08
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-01-09
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address · AD01
2020-01-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-08-09
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officers · AP03
2019-08-09
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officers · AP01
2019-08-09
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officers · TM01
2019-08-09
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officers · TM02
2019-06-14
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EASDALE, Gail appointed
secretary
2019-06-14
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EASDALE, Gail appointed
director
2019-06-14
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KEAN, Alexander Bryan resigned
secretary
2019-06-14
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KEAN, Sharon resigned
director
2019-06-04
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officers · TM01
2019-05-21
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KEAN, Alexander Bryan resigned
director
2019-03-15
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-03-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2007-11-01
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KEAN, Adelle Janet resigned
secretary
2007-11-01
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KEAN, Alexander Bryan appointed
secretary
2007-11-01
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KEAN, Alexander Bryan appointed
director
2004-09-09
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KEAN, Adelle Janet appointed
secretary
2004-09-09
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KEAN, Alexander Bryan resigned
secretary
2004-02-19
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KEAN, Alexander Bryan appointed
secretary
2004-02-19
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
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2004-02-19
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KEAN, Sharon appointed
director
2004-02-19
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CODIR LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2004-02-19
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COSEC LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2003-11-05
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Company incorporated
As CLAYHUNT LIMITED
2003-11-05
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COSEC LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2003-11-05
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CODIR LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2003-11-05
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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 23 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.

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Arranglen Limited

Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares · board control

significant stake

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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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Arranglen Limited Corporate entity	25–50%	25–50%	board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control	06/04/2016

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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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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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

View their other companies + combined net worth →

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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