CLYDE BUILT INTERIORS LTD

💤Zombieactive

SC515141 · ltd · incorporated 2015-09-09

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Sept 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing

Sector: Construction

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company 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: 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 (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

35 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-09-30	2023-09-30
Average employees	1	100

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

2025-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-09
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-10-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-09-14
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2019-08-27
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2018-06-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2017-09-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2017-09-28
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2017-08-03
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MILLAR, James Thomson appointed
secretary
2017-08-03
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MILLAR, James Thomson appointed
director
2017-08-03
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STEPHEN, Jamie resigned
secretary
2017-08-03
➖
STAFFORD, Gary resigned
director
2017-08-03
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STEPHEN, Jamie resigned
director
2017-08-03
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2015-09-09
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Company incorporated
As CLYDE BUILT INTERIORS LTD
2015-09-09
➕
STEPHEN, Jamie appointed
secretary
2015-09-09
➕
STAFFORD, Gary appointed
director
2015-09-09
➕
STEPHEN, Jamie appointed
director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Some 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

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr James Thomson Millar Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	03/08/2017

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Jamie Stephenceased 03/08/2017· 25-50% shares
Mr Gary Staffordceased 03/08/2017· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2015-09-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

C/O Dains Accountants

44 Bank Street

Kilmarnock

Ayrshire

KA1 1HA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-22

Last: 2025-09-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

MILLAR, James Thomson→

secretary · appointed 2017-08-03

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Active

MILLAR, James Thomson→

director · ~45y · appointed 2017-08-03

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Active

STEPHEN, Jamie→

secretary · appointed 2015-09-09 · resigned 2017-08-03

Resigned

STAFFORD, Gary→

director · ~43y · appointed 2015-09-09 · resigned 2017-08-03

Resigned

STEPHEN, Jamie→

director · ~41y · appointed 2015-09-09 · resigned 2017-08-03

Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-09-09

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-09-16

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-06-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-09-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2023-05-03

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-03-24

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-09-09

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-06-28

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2022-01-28

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-09-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-06-21

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-09-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2020-06-29