APSIS HOMES (CLYDE VALLEY) LTD

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SC500299 · ltd · incorporated 2015-03-12
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£-84.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Development of building projects
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
51 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 · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £84,055

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£698
Net Worth
-£84k
Current Assets
£362k
Current Liabilities
—
-£84k£5k£94k£183k£273k£362kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£180.9k—
Current assets£361.8k—
Cash£698—
Debtors£550—
Net assets£-84.1k—
Average employees—0

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-09
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    SHIELDS, James Martin resigned
    director
  3. 2024-12-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2024-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2024-12-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-12-09
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2024-12-02
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    DIGNALL, Thomas Bryce resigned
    director
  8. 2024-12-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2024-07-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-08-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-07-07
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  14. 2021-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2020-07-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2020-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2020-05-12
    ➕
    DIGNALL, Thomas Bryce appointed
    director
  22. 2020-05-12
    ➕
    SHIELDS, James Martin appointed
    director
  23. 2018-11-23
    ➖
    COCHRANE, James Alistair Kirkland resigned
    director
  24. 2017-03-28
    ➖
    REID, Alexander resigned
    director
  25. 2016-02-19
    ➕
    GAFFNEY, James Gerard appointed
    director
  26. 2016-02-19
    ➕
    COCHRANE, James Alistair Kirkland appointed
    director
  27. 2015-03-12
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As APSIS HOMES (CLYDE VALLEY) LTD
  28. 2015-03-12
    ➕
    REID, Alexander appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Carnbroe Estates Farm Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Carnbroe Estates Farm Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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APSIS HOMES (CLYDE VALLEY) LTD
This company · SC500299

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Carnbroe Estates Farm Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest09/12/2024
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Linnet Developments Limitedceased 09/12/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Clydeview Development Limitedceased 23/06/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting

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
Incorporated2015-03-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41100 — Development of building projects

Registered office

Stoneside Of Dripps Farms
Thorntonhall
Glasgow
G74 5AP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

GAFFNEY, James Gerard→
director · ~66y · appointed 2016-02-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COCHRANE, James Alistair Kirkland→
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-02-19 · resigned 2018-11-23
Resigned
DIGNALL, Thomas Bryce→
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-05-12 · resigned 2024-12-02
Resigned
REID, Alexander→
director · ~58y · appointed 2015-03-12 · resigned 2017-03-28
Resigned
SHIELDS, James Martin→
director · ~58y · appointed 2020-05-12 · resigned 2024-12-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-09
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-12-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-01