CLOCKWORK NORTH WEST LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC422829 · ltd · incorporated 2012-04-26

Investment thesis

Property vehicle with a workable charge structure — clean refinance potential.

Why interesting: Asset-backed; value largely in underlying property; lender engagement likely possible.

Why risky: Dependent on title and valuation due diligence; standard property risks.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 14.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

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

—

year to Apr 2026

Net worth

£75.6k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Development of building projects

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 77-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 77). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 14.1y

70/100

ready

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

· Oldest live charge is 14.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (86/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £75,586

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£76k

↑ 2.3% YoY

Current Assets

£278k

~ YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2026-04-30	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£76.0k	£73.9k	£74.2k
Current assets	£278.4k	£275.9k	£271.3k
Net assets	£75.6k	£73.9k	£74.2k

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

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand

2026-05-31
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2024-08-26
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2023-06-22
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accounts · AA
2022-07-19
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accounts · AA
2022-05-05
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2022-05-04
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2022-05-04
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2022-01-28
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accounts · AA
2020-12-23
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2019-10-03
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2018-10-18
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2017-12-15
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2017-09-25
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2017-06-20
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-06-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2012-06-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Limited
2012-06-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Arbuthnot Latham & Co
2012-04-26
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Company incorporated
As CLOCKWORK NORTH WEST LIMITED
2012-04-26
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MCCAIG, Alasdair David Hugh Mcphail appointed
director
2012-04-26
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MCCAIG, Vivien Claire appointed
director

Owner dependency

86/100

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

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 77 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
+No director turnover: Company is 14 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 77 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alasdair David Hugh Mcphail Mccaig Individual · British · DOB 08/1982 · age 44	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Vivien Claire Mccaig Individual · British · DOB 07/1949 · age 77	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	25/09/2017

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

Incorporated2012-04-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Glencorse House

Milton Bridge

Penicuik

Midlothian

EH26 0NZ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2028-01-31

Last made up to: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-10

Last: 2026-04-26

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCCAIG, Alasdair David Hugh Mcphail→

director · ~44y · appointed 2012-04-26

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MCCAIG, Vivien Claire→

director · ~77y · appointed 2012-04-26

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Limited	Legal charge	1 property	22/06/2012	20/06/2017
	satisfied	Arbuthnot Latham & Co	Bond & floating charge	1 property	22/06/2012	20/06/2017