CLEARWALL LIMITED

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SC265922 · ltd · incorporated 2004-04-02
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£426.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 58). 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 (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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
61 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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £426,730

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£427k
Current Assets
£1k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£85k£171k£256k£341k£427kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£435.2k—
Current assets£1.0k—
Net assets£426.7k—
Average employees—100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-04
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-04-04
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  5. 2024-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-07-03
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-06-18
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  8. 2024-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-01-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-01-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2011-05-01
    ➖
    MCATEAR, Jennifer, Dr resigned
    director
  17. 2004-04-09
    ➕
    MCATEAR, Anthony appointed
    secretary
  18. 2004-04-09
    ➕
    MCATEAR, Anthony appointed
    director
  19. 2004-04-09
    ➖
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  20. 2004-04-09
    ➕
    MCATEAR, Jennifer, Dr appointed
    director
  21. 2004-04-09
    ➖
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  22. 2004-04-02
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLEARWALL LIMITED
  23. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  24. 2004-04-02
    ➕
    ACS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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 Anthony Mcatear
Individual · Scottish · DOB 11/1968 · age 58
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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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
Incorporated2004-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC42990 — Construction of other civil engineering projects n.e.c.

Registered office

24 Round Riding Road
Dumbarton
G82 2HW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-16
Last: 2026-04-02

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MCATEAR, Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCATEAR, Anthony→
director · ~58y · appointed 2004-04-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ACS SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2004-04-09
Resigned
MCATEAR, Jennifer, Dr→
director · ~56y · appointed 2004-04-09 · resigned 2011-05-01
Resigned
ACS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-04-02 · resigned 2004-04-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (61 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-04-04
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-02
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-06-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-04-30