CLYDE BOTTLERS LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
SC584139 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-19
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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

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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-01-31
    ➖
    MACLENNAN, Danny resigned
    director
  4. 2024-12-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-08-28
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2024-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-03-02
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2023-02-24
    ➖
    LEGGAT, Christopher George resigned
    director
  10. 2022-12-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-12-10
    ➖
    WRIGHT, Alan Adrian, Dr resigned
    director
  12. 2022-11-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2022-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-09-01
    ➕
    LAING, Caraline Sara appointed
    director
  15. 2021-09-01
    ➕
    LEGGAT, Christopher George appointed
    director
  16. 2021-09-01
    ➕
    WRIGHT, Alan Adrian, Dr appointed
    director
  17. 2021-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2021-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  19. 2021-09-01
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-02-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2017-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CLYDE BOTTLERS LTD
  24. 2017-12-19
    ➕
    LAING, Frederick Hamilton appointed
    director
  25. 2017-12-19
    ➕
    MACLENNAN, Danny appointed
    director
  26. 2017-12-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

26/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — LAING, Caraline Sara (same surname) appointed 2021-09-01. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
Frederick Hamilton Laing
Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control19/12/2017

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
Incorporated2017-12-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010

Registered office

Douglas House 19 Mossland Road
Glasgow
G52 4XZ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LAING, Caraline Sara→
director · ~44y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAING, Frederick Hamilton→
director · ~76y · appointed 2017-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LEGGAT, Christopher George→
director · ~45y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2023-02-24
Resigned
MACLENNAN, Danny→
director · ~51y · appointed 2017-12-19 · resigned 2025-01-31
Resigned
WRIGHT, Alan Adrian, Dr→
director · ~59y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2022-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-12-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-11-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-21