CLYDE HR & COMMUNICATION SERVICES LTD
🌿Early-stageactive
SC793898 · ltd · incorporated 2024-01-03
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 78300Human resources provision and management of human resources functions
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (56/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
8 filings
60
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
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-01📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-02-16➕MARWICK, Sandra Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-09-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-09-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-09-04➕MARWICK, Sandra Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2025-09-04➖MARWICK, Sandra Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2025-08-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CLYDE HR & COMMUNICATION SERVICES LTD
- 2024-01-03➕MARWICK, Clyde John appointeddirector
- 2024-01-03📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +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.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Clyde John Marwick Individual · South African · DOB 04/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 03/01/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-01-03
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Registered office
9 Newton Terrace
Glasgow
G3 7PJ
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-16
Last: 2026-01-02
Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)
MARWICK, Clyde John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2024-01-03
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MARWICK, Sandra Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2026-02-16
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MARWICK, Sandra Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-04 · resigned 2025-09-04
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-08-13
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-21
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-01-03