CLEAR BOOKS DUNDEE LTD
🌱Startupactive
SC837279 · ltd · incorporated 2025-02-11
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Bookkeeping activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2025-02-22📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2025-02-11🏢Company incorporatedAs CLEAR BOOKS DUNDEE LTD
- 2025-02-11➕CRIGHTON, Gillian Anne appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11➕BERKHOUT, Jozef Nicolaas Maria appointeddirector
- 2025-02-11➖BERKHOUT, Jozef Nicolaas Maria resigneddirector
- 2025-02-11📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-02-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-02-11📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-02-11📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-02-11📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 1.2 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Gillian Anne Crighton Individual · Scottish · DOB 12/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 11/02/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Jozef Nicolaas Maria Berkhoutceased 11/02/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-02-11
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC69202 — Bookkeeping activities
Registered office
1 Mary Findlay Drive
Longforgan
DD2 5JE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-25
Last: 2026-02-11
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
CRIGHTON, Gillian Anne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-02-11
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BERKHOUT, Jozef Nicolaas Maria→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2025-02-11 · resigned 2025-02-11
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Recent filings (8 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-08
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2025-02-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-02-11
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-02-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-02-11