CLYDE & SOLWAY SYSTEMS LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC339833 · ltd · incorporated 2008-03-19
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 4.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£175.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Electrical installation
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 4.9y

75/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Charge age ~4.9 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 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
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £175,271

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£175k
↑ 27% YoY
Current Assets
£172k
↑ 17% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£35k£70k£105k£140k£175kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£199.9k£176.7k
Current assets£171.8k£146.7k
Net assets£175.3k£137.7k

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-09-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2022-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-06-25
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  8. 2021-06-12
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  9. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-05
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    address · AD01
  13. 2017-12-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-29
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  15. 2016-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-04-04
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  17. 2013-06-05
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    CALDER, Ryan resigned
    director
  18. 2013-04-04
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    MURDOCH, Cindy appointed
    director
  19. 2013-04-04
    ➖
    CASAGRANDA, Cindy resigned
    secretary
  20. 2008-03-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE & SOLWAY SYSTEMS LTD.
  21. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    MURDOCH, Barry Ian appointed
    director
  22. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    CASAGRANDA, Cindy appointed
    secretary
  23. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2008-03-19
    ➖
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    CALDER, Ryan appointed
    director
  26. 2008-03-19
    ➕
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. appointed
    corporate-director
  27. 2008-03-19
    ➖
    STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD. resigned
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

76/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Barry Murdoch
Individual · British · DOB 01/1971 · age 55
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/04/2017

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
Incorporated2008-03-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43210 — Electrical installation

Registered office

Highcroft Nursery
Coylton
Ayr
KA6 6LX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-27
Last: 2025-10-13

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

MURDOCH, Barry Ian→
director · ~55y · appointed 2008-03-19
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Active
MURDOCH, Cindy→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-04
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Active
CASAGRANDA, Cindy→
secretary · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2013-04-04
Resigned
BRIAN REID LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2008-03-19
Resigned
CALDER, Ryan→
director · ~47y · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2013-06-05
Resigned
STEPHEN MABBOTT LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-03-19 · resigned 2008-03-19
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge—12/06/2021—
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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-30