P J CLARKES LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved

SC271022 · ltd · incorporated 2004-07-22

Investment thesis

Company dissolved — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

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 Jan 2021

Net worth

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book net assets

Opportunity

63/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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

4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

52 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

63/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2021-01-31	2020-01-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand

2023-03-28
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gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2023-03-28
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Company dissolved
2022-12-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-10-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-23
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-10-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-10-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-08-07
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2016-10-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-07-31
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2015-11-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-03
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2014-07-25
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-10-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2013-07-31
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-04-17
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2009-04-24
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SCOTLAND, Duncan James resigned
secretary
2006-05-01
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LOWE, William appointed
director
2006-05-01
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SCOTLAND, Duncan James appointed
secretary
2006-05-01
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HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2006-05-01
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HBJGW LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2004-07-22
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Company incorporated
As P J CLARKES LIMITED
2004-07-22
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HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2004-07-22
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HBJGW LIMITED appointed
corporate-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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

95/100

Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

1 high ·

Company dissolved

high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2023-03-28

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr William Lowe Individual · Scottish · DOB 08/1959 · age 67	75–100%	75–100%	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusdissolved

Typeltd

Incorporated2004-07-22

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Alvanley Terrace

Edinburgh

EH9 1DU

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: —

Last made up to: 2021-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: —

Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

LOWE, William→

director · ~67y · appointed 2006-05-01

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Active

SCOTLAND, Duncan James→

secretary · appointed 2006-05-01 · resigned 2009-04-24

Resigned

HBJGW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2004-07-22 · resigned 2006-05-01

Resigned

HBJGW LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2004-07-22 · resigned 2006-05-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory

gazette · GAZ2

2023-03-28

gazette-notice-compulsory

gazette · GAZ1

2022-12-27

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-08-03