CLYDEVIEW ELECTRICAL SECURITY CONTRACTORS LIMITED

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SC308332 · ltd · incorporated 2006-09-08
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£74.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £74,875

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£75k
↑ 30% YoY
Current Assets
£62k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£18k£36k£54k£72k£89kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£74.9k£57.5k
Current assets£61.6k£89.4k
Net assets£74.9k£57.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-09-09
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    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-05-13
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  4. 2024-06-26
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  5. 2023-06-28
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    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-29
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  7. 2021-06-30
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  8. 2020-06-28
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  9. 2019-06-30
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  10. 2018-06-27
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  11. 2017-06-30
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  12. 2016-06-30
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  13. 2016-04-15
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  14. 2015-06-30
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  15. 2015-03-30
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    annual-return · AR01
  16. 2007-10-09
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    EWING, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-10-09
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    EWING, Isabella Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2006-09-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDEVIEW ELECTRICAL SECURITY CONTRACTORS LIMITED
  19. 2006-09-08
    ➕
    EWING, Ronald appointed
    director
  20. 2006-09-08
    ➕
    EWING, Isabella Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  21. 2006-09-08
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2006-09-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2006-09-08
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2006-09-08
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
  • 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
Mr Ronald Ewing
Individual · British · DOB 12/1974 · age 52
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting17/03/2017

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
Incorporated2006-09-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

39 Rashiehill
North Barr
Erskine
Renfrewshire
PA8 6ER

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-06
Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

EWING, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-09
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Active
EWING, Ronald→
director · ~52y · appointed 2006-09-08
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Active
EWING, Isabella Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2006-09-08 · resigned 2007-10-09
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-09-08 · resigned 2006-09-08
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2006-09-08 · resigned 2006-09-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-18
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-06-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-06-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-04-16