CLEARVIEW MINDS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC545854 · ltd · incorporated 2016-09-21
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 85590Other education n.e.c.
  • 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (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 (73/100).

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, 3 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Feb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-08
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2024-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-02-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-02-06
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-02-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-01-28
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  12. 2021-01-09
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  13. 2021-01-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2019-09-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-07-05
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    elect-to-keep-the-directors-residential-address-register-information-on-the-public-register
    officers · EH02
  16. 2018-06-21
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2016-09-21
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    Company incorporated
    As CLEARVIEW MINDS LTD
  18. 2016-09-21
    BRYSON, Donna appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • 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
Mrs Donna Bryson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1964 · age 62
75100%
75–100%board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest21/09/2016

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
Incorporated2016-09-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC78300 — Human resources provision and management of human resources functions

Registered office

Aves House, Aves Business Centre
11 Jamaica Street
Greenock
PA15 1XX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

BRYSON, Donna
director · ~62y · appointed 2016-09-21
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-01-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-11-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-02-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-11-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-02-24