CLIEO SUPPLIES LIMITED

🏛️Establishedactive
SC655730 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-26
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
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£201.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 46720
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -53% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 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
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £201,462
Cash draining
Cash down 53% YoY
Cash YoY
-53%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
↓ 53% YoY
Net Worth
£201k
↑ 31% YoY
Current Assets
£244k
↑ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£49k£98k£146k£195k£244kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£201.5k£154.3k
Current assets£244.0k£196.8k
Cash£42.3k£89.9k
Debtors£197.0k£101.3k
Net assets£201.5k£154.3k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-06-11
    ➕
    POTTER, John appointed
    director
  3. 2025-06-11
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-05-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-05-21
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  6. 2024-05-08
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-11-12
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-01-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-04
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-04-19
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2020-09-30
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2020-04-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Janice appointed
    director
  14. 2020-04-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2020-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CLIEO SUPPLIES LIMITED
  16. 2020-02-26
    ➕
    SMITH, Aidan Anthony appointed
    director
  17. 2020-02-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
Mr Aidan Anthony Smith
Individual · Scottish · DOB 04/1993 · age 33
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control26/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC46720 — SIC 46720

Registered office

Clyde Office 2nd Floor
48 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 1BP
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-14
Last: 2026-03-31

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

POTTER, John→
director · ~41y · appointed 2025-06-11
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Active
SMITH, Aidan Anthony→
director · ~33y · appointed 2020-02-26
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Active
SMITH, Janice→
director · ~64y · appointed 2020-04-20
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Active

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Recent filings (20 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-03-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-11-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-05-04