CLARK ELECTRONIC CONSULTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC465255 · ltd · incorporated 2013-12-05
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
year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-9
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 73/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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, 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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£741
~ YoY
Net Worth
-£9
~ YoY
Current Assets
£741
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
-£9£141£291£441£591£741Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£741£741
Current assets£741£741
Cash£741£741
Net assets£-9£-9

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-27
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    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-29
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    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2019-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2018-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2017-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2015-12-14
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    annual-return · AR01
  12. 2015-03-13
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2014-12-23
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    annual-return · AR01
  14. 2013-12-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CLARK ELECTRONIC CONSULTANTS LIMITED
  15. 2013-12-05
    MCINTOSH, James Lennox appointed
    secretary
  16. 2013-12-05
    MCINTOSH, James Lennox appointed
    director
  17. 2013-12-05
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Lennox Mcintosh
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1973 · age 53
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2013-12-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71122 — Engineering related scientific and technical consulting activities

Registered office

27 Castle Road
Bankside Industrial Estate
Falkirk
FK2 7UY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-02
Last: 2025-12-19

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

MCINTOSH, James Lennox
secretary · appointed 2013-12-05
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Active
MCINTOSH, James Lennox
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-12-05
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Active

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-12-19