CLARAWARA INVESTMENTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC333658 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-08
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company 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 (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
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£179k£359k£538k£717k£897kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets—£450.7k
Current assets—£896.7k
Cash—£694.7k
Debtors—£202.0k
Net assets—£377.5k
Average employees0—

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2023-05-20
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2023-05-20
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2023-05-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2022-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-03
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-12-20
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-22
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  15. 2017-11-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2017-03-08
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-11-10
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    MARTIN, Paul Francis appointed
    director
  18. 2016-11-10
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    MARTIN, Catherine Ann resigned
    director
  19. 2010-04-01
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    MARTIN, Paul Francis resigned
    director
  20. 2010-01-01
    ➖
    MARTIN, Paul Francis resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-11-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CLARAWARA INVESTMENTS LIMITED
  22. 2007-11-08
    ➕
    MARTIN, Paul Francis appointed
    secretary
  23. 2007-11-08
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-11-08
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    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2007-11-08
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    MARTIN, Catherine Ann appointed
    director
  26. 2007-11-08
    ➕
    MARTIN, Paul Francis appointed
    director
  27. 2007-11-08
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    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  28. 2007-11-08
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-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 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
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.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Paul Francis Martin
Individual · British · DOB 07/1963 · age 63
75–100%
—75-100% shares20/04/2023
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Scm Investments Ltdceased 20/04/2023· 75-100% shares
  • Mr Paul Francis Martinceased 18/11/2016· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2007-11-08
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate

Registered office

Barncluith House
Barncluith Road
Hamilton
ML3 7UG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-22
Last: 2025-11-08

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

MARTIN, Paul Francis→
director · ~63y · appointed 2016-11-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MARTIN, Paul Francis→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2010-01-01
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2007-11-08
Resigned
MARTIN, Catherine Ann→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2016-11-10
Resigned
MARTIN, Paul Francis→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2010-04-01
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-08 · resigned 2007-11-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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accounts · AA
2025-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-05-20
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-05-20
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-05-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-03