CLARK JOINERS & FACILITY SERVICES LTD.
💤Zombieactive
SC455455 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-26
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£85.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Joinery installation
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 43390Other building completion and finishing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle 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 (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
36 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.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)Positive net assets
Net assets £85,584
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£86k
↑ 180% YoY
Current Assets
£46k
↓ 42% 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 | £85.6k | £30.6k |
| Current assets | £45.8k | £79.3k |
| Net assets | £85.6k | £30.6k |
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 (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-29📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-15📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-14📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-03-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-01➖CLARK, John Andrew resigneddirector
- 2022-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-08-08📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2013-07-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CLARK JOINERS & FACILITY SERVICES LTD.
- 2013-07-26➕CLARK, George David appointeddirector
- 2013-07-26➕CLARK, John Andrew appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLARK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
68/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 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
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr George David Clark Individual · British · DOB 01/1968 · age 58 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr John Andrew Clarkceased 01/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
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
Incorporated2013-07-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43320 — Joinery installation
Registered office
98 Main Street
Longriggend
Airdrie
ML6 7RS
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CLARK, George David→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, John Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2013-07-26 · resigned 2023-03-01
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Recent filings (36 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-29
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-15
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-03-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-08-08