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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
35 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Average employees1100

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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2024-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-05-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-01-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-06-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-09-14
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2019-08-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2018-06-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2017-09-28
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2017-08-03
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    MILLAR, James Thomson appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-08-03
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    MILLAR, James Thomson appointed
    director
  18. 2017-08-03
    ➖
    STEPHEN, Jamie resigned
    secretary
  19. 2017-08-03
    ➖
    STAFFORD, Gary resigned
    director
  20. 2017-08-03
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    STEPHEN, Jamie resigned
    director
  21. 2017-08-03
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  22. 2015-09-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE BUILT INTERIORS LTD
  23. 2015-09-09
    ➕
    STEPHEN, Jamie appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-09-09
    ➕
    STAFFORD, Gary appointed
    director
  25. 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr James Thomson Millar
Individual · British · DOB 08/1981 · age 45
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/08/2017
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: 2026-06-30
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
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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