CLARITY SIMPLICITY LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC380001 · ltd · incorporated 2010-06-09
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 13.3y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
—
Upgrade to see
Turnover
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£227.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Solicitors
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong 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).
🏦
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.3y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
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
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
49 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £227,449
Cash YoY
+11%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£148k
↑ 11% YoY
Net Worth
£227k
↑ 67% YoY
Current Assets
£567k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £298.7k | £233.5k |
| Current assets | £567.2k | £493.6k |
| Cash | £148.3k | £134.0k |
| Net assets | £227.4k | £136.3k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →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 (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-02-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-02-01📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2022-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2017-09-08📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-11-01📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2016-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-01➕KING, Emma Mary Christina appointeddirector
- 2013-01-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-06-09🏢Company incorporatedAs CLARITY SIMPLICITY LTD
- 2010-06-09➕SMITH, William Urquhart Proctor appointeddirector
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 16 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Miss Emma Mary Christina King Individual · British · DOB 07/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr William Urquhart Proctor Smith Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Professional services · G postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C &S RECRUITMENT LIMITED→ SC699533 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| CORPORATE CONNECTIONS INTERNATIONAL LTD.→ SC371303 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CPOWER ALBA LTD→ SC567057 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
| CRAIG MCINTYRE LIMITED→ SC789479 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CRAIGALAN LTD→ SC855564 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CRAIGHALL ENERGY LIMITED→ SC442227 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 13y | — | — |
| CRAIGLYON FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED→ SC561184 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| CREATIVE SUMS LTD.→ SC465546 · est 2013 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 12y | — | — |
| CREDIBLE CONSULTANCY SERVICES LTD→ SC617461 · est 2019 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CREDIT RISK MODELS (E) LTD→ SC801141 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| CRGP ARCHITECTS AND SURVEYORS LIMITED→ SC248494 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 22y | — | — |
| CRGP VISION LTD.→ SC652868 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-06-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69102 — Solicitors
Registered office
34 Woodlands Road
Glasgow
G3 6UR
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-23
Last: 2025-06-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
KING, Emma Mary Christina→
Activedirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SMITH, William Urquhart Proctor→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2010-06-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 10/01/2013 | — |
Click column headers to sort. Use filters above to narrow by status and lender.
Recent filings (49 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-02-04
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-02-01
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2022-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-06-23