THE CLEUCHHEADS PARTNERSHIP

💤Zombieactive
SL001633 · limited-partnership · incorporated 1991-02-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 75/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: No active directors on record. Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (41/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
No officers data
0
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
10 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
60
Adequate data — full accounts will sharpen view.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  2. 2024-07-17
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  3. 2023-06-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  4. 2023-06-05
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  5. 2021-06-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  6. 2021-06-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  7. 2021-06-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  8. 2021-06-25
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    confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
  9. 2018-06-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
    persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
  10. 1991-02-27
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    legacy
    court-order · CO-ADD
  11. 1991-02-26
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    Company incorporated
    As THE CLEUCHHEADS PARTNERSHIP

Owner dependency

55/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +No director turnover: Company is 35 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

40/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 high ·
No active directors on record
high

Company is active but has no current directors in the register. This is unusual and should be investigated.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
John William Sloan
Individual · Scottish · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
sig. influencesignificant influence26/06/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typelimited-partnership
Incorporated1991-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC

Registered office

Cleuchheads Farm
Lockerbie
DG11 2RN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-08
Last: 2025-08-25

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

Recent filings (10 total)

confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2024-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2023-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2021-06-25
confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · SLPCS01
2021-06-25
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-scottish-limited-partnership
persons-with-significant-control · SLPPSC01
2018-06-08
legacy
court-order · CO-ADD
1991-02-27