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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£73.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
PursueAsset-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 13.9y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 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
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £73,856
Net assets shrinking
Down £390 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£74k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£276k
↑ 1.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £73.9k | £74.2k |
| Current assets | £275.9k | £271.3k |
| Net assets | £73.9k | £74.2k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-05📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-04📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-05-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-04-04📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2017-06-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-06-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2017-06-20🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2017-06-20🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2012-06-22🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Arbuthnot Latham & Co. Limited
- 2012-06-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Arbuthnot Latham & Co
- 2012-04-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CLOCKWORK NORTH WEST LIMITED
- 2012-04-26➕MCCAIG, Alasdair David Hugh Mcphail appointeddirector
- 2012-04-26➕MCCAIG, Vivien Claire appointeddirector
Owner dependency
86/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 candidateStrong 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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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See pricing →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: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-10
Last: 2025-04-26
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
MCCAIG, Alasdair David Hugh Mcphail→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2012-04-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MCCAIG, Vivien Claire→
Activedirector · ~77y · appointed 2012-04-26
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
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 |
Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-05-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-04-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28