CLM ASSOCIATES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC293139 · ltd · incorporated 2005-11-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Accounting and auditing activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 69202Bookkeeping activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
56 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 2 gazette
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-13
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2025-03-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-03-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-03-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2023-09-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2022-06-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-10-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-05-04
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-01-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2013-12-11
    ➖
    DOWNIE, Mark resigned
    secretary
  17. 2005-11-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLM ASSOCIATES (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
  18. 2005-11-14
    ➕
    MACIOCIA, Catherine Louise appointed
    director
  19. 2005-11-14
    ➕
    DOWNIE, Mark appointed
    secretary

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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

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 63. 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 20 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
Ms Catherine Louise Maciocia
Individual · British · DOB 01/1963 · age 63
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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69201 — Accounting and auditing activities

Registered office

3a Elizabeth House Barclay Court
Mitchelston Industrial Estate
Kirkcaldy
KY1 3WE
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-27
Last: 2025-06-13

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MACIOCIA, Catherine Louise→
director · ~63y · appointed 2005-11-14
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Active
DOWNIE, Mark→
secretary · appointed 2005-11-14 · resigned 2013-12-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (56 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-11
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-03-19
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-03-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-04