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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive 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: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
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 accountsCash
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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 |
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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
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-02-07📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-01-31➖MACLENNAN, Danny resigneddirector
- 2024-12-23📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-24➖LEGGAT, Christopher George resigneddirector
- 2022-12-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-12-10➖WRIGHT, Alan Adrian, Dr resigneddirector
- 2022-11-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-01➕LAING, Caraline Sara appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕LEGGAT, Christopher George appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01➕WRIGHT, Alan Adrian, Dr appointeddirector
- 2021-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-19🏢Company incorporatedAs CLYDE BOTTLERS LTD
- 2017-12-19➕LAING, Frederick Hamilton appointeddirector
- 2017-12-19➕MACLENNAN, Danny appointeddirector
- 2017-12-19📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
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 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 signalLimited 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
cleanNo 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 |
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Frederick Hamilton Laing Individual · British · DOB 09/1950 · age 76 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 19/12/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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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→
Activedirector · ~44y · appointed 2021-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LAING, Frederick Hamilton→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2017-12-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEGGAT, Christopher George→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2023-02-24
MACLENNAN, Danny→
Resigneddirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-12-19 · resigned 2025-01-31
WRIGHT, Alan Adrian, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-09-01 · resigned 2022-12-10
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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