QUIKLAY CONTRACTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC558156 · ltd · incorporated 2017-02-20

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 Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 39000

Sector: Water supply & waste

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

82990Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

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Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

25 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2025-08-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts · AA
2023-09-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-10-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-02-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2020-02-27
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2019-12-07
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gazette · DISS40
2019-12-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
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gazette · GAZ1
2018-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-09-06
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accounts · AA01
2018-05-16
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2018-05-15
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gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2017-02-20
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Company incorporated
As QUIKLAY CONTRACTS LIMITED
2017-02-20
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WILSON, Stewart Richard appointed
director
2017-02-20
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

95/100

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.
+No director turnover: Company is 9 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

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.

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 Stewart Richard Wilson Individual · British · DOB 11/1960 · age 66	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	27/02/2020

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Robin Haddowceased 27/02/2020· 75-100% 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

Incorporated2017-02-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC39000 — SIC 39000

Registered office

Viewfield Yard

Jackton

East Kilbride

G75 8RR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-05

Last: 2026-02-19

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

WILSON, Stewart Richard→

director · ~66y · appointed 2017-02-20

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