CLAYLANDS LIMITED
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: 1 insolvency-related filing on record. Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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 | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 2 | 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
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Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-15📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-11-19📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2020-10-21📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-21📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-21📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-10-14📄legacycapital · SH20
- 2020-10-14📄capital-statement-capital-company-with-date-currency-figurecapital · SH19
- 2020-10-14⚠️legacyinsolvency · CAP-SS
- 2020-10-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-10-09📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2020-10-09📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-09📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-09-09📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2020-09-07📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2020-07-16🏢Company incorporatedAs CLAYLANDS LIMITED
- 2020-07-16➕IRVINE, Hamish Edward Thomson appointeddirector
- 2020-07-16➕MACKAY, Alasdair Ross appointeddirector
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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 high ·Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.
Evidence: 2020-10-14: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Hamish Edward Thomson Irvine Individual · British · DOB 10/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 05/08/2020 |
Mr Alasdair Ross Mackay Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/07/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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