CLARKE'S COACHES LTD
💤Zombieactive
SC460850 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-07
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£120.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -57% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (78/100)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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £120,507
Net assets shrinking
Down £47,368 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 57% YoY
Cash YoY
-57%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£19k
↓ 57% YoY
Net Worth
£121k
↓ 28% YoY
Current Assets
£428k
↑ 23% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.17M | £824.3k |
| Current assets | £427.6k | £348.1k |
| Cash | £18.6k | £42.8k |
| Debtors | £409.0k | £305.3k |
| Net assets | £120.5k | £167.9k |
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
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-03➖CLARKE, James Martin resigneddirector
- 2026-02-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-12-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-12-01📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-11-30➕TEMPORAL, Thomas Devine appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30➕CLARKE, James Martin appointeddirector
- 2023-11-30➖CLARKE, James Martin resigneddirector
- 2022-08-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-09📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2018-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2013-10-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CLARKE'S COACHES LTD
- 2013-10-07➕CLARKE, James Martin appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 Thomas Devine Temporal Individual · Scottish · DOB 10/1980 · age 46 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/11/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr James Martin Clarkeceased 30/11/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control
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
Incorporated2013-10-07
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390
Registered office
Unit F8 Maryhill Burgh Halls, 24
Gairbraid Avenue
Glasgow
G20 8YE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
TEMPORAL, Thomas Devine→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2023-11-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARKE, James Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2023-11-30 · resigned 2026-02-03
CLARKE, James Martin→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2013-10-07 · resigned 2023-11-30
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Recent filings (36 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-01
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-12-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-12-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25