CLELAND JOINERS AND BUILDERS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC500108 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-10
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-21.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -84% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 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 102Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £21,635
Net assets shrinking
Down £31,708 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 84% YoY
Cash YoY
-84%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£18k
↓ 84% YoY
Net Worth
-£22k
↓ 315% YoY
Current Assets
£405k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £13.8k | £96.3k |
| Current assets | £404.8k | £919.9k |
| Cash | £18.4k | £114.8k |
| Debtors | £386.4k | £805.1k |
| Net assets | £-21.6k | £10.1k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-29➖SCOTT, Campbell resigneddirector
- 2025-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-03-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-03-24➕O'BRIEN, Laura Frances appointeddirector
- 2023-03-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-01-09➕SCOTT, Campbell appointeddirector
- 2015-03-10🏢Company incorporatedAs CLELAND JOINERS AND BUILDERS LIMITED
- 2015-03-10➕CLELAND, Derek appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-10➕CLELAND, Derek Robert James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CLELAND" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
51/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Derek Robert James Cleland Individual · British · DOB 07/1967 · age 59 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-03-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Unit 9 Harestanes Industrial Estate
Braidwood
Carluke
ML8 5PP
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CLELAND, Derek Robert James→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2015-03-10
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O'BRIEN, Laura Frances→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2023-03-24
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SCOTT, Campbell→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2017-01-09 · resigned 2025-01-29
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Recent filings (31 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-13
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-09-14
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2023-03-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-03-28
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-31