CLARK CONSTRUCTION (TAIN) LTD
🌳Matureactive
SC518459 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-22
Investment thesis
Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.
Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.
Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 41202Construction of domestic buildings
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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, 2 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
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
27 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.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-10-31 | 2023-10-31 |
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| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-03-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-02-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-02-14📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2021-12-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-04-03➕CLARK, Jade Amanda appointeddirector
- 2020-04-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-03-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-04-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2015-10-23➖YOUNG, Jade Amanda resigneddirector
- 2015-10-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CLARK CONSTRUCTION (TAIN) LTD
- 2015-10-22➕CLARK, Bryan Patrick appointeddirector
- 2015-10-22➕YOUNG, Jade Amanda 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 "CLARK" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- 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
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Bryan Patrick Clark Individual · British · DOB 06/1988 · age 38 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Jade Amanda Clark Individual · British · DOB 04/1990 · age 36 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| CORMACK PAINTERS & DECORATORS LIMITED→ SC332436 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-22
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings
Registered office
The Haven
39 Knockbreck Road
Tain
IV19 1LX
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-04
Last: 2025-10-21
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
CLARK, Bryan Patrick→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2015-10-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CLARK, Jade Amanda→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2020-04-03
View their other companies + combined net worth →
YOUNG, Jade Amanda→
Resigneddirector · ~36y · appointed 2015-10-22 · resigned 2015-10-23
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (27 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-02-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-25