CLUNIE INVESTMENTS LTD
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. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-05-31 | 2023-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 200 | 200 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-03-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-25📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-02-25📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2021-02-25📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-05-04🏢Company incorporatedAs CLUNIE INVESTMENTS LTD
- 2020-05-04➕LAMOND, John Stewart appointedsecretary
- 2020-05-04➕GIBSON, Robert Fettes appointeddirector
- 2020-05-04➕LAMOND, John Stewart appointeddirector
- 2020-05-04📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Hoggs Of Fife (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hoggs Of Fife (Holdings) Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 31/12/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Fettes Gibsonceased 31/12/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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