CARNON VALLEY TRANSPORT LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
01126849 · ltd · incorporated 1973-08-06
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 45200SIC 45200
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · oldest 37.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 37.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
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
101 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | — | £3.7k |
| Current assets | — | £41.8k |
| Cash | — | £26.3k |
| Debtors | — | £15.4k |
| Net assets | — | £-6.3k |
| Average employees | 1 | — |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-09-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-19📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2021-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2021-04-19🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-12📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2019-02-05➖TREMAYNE, Charles Ian resignedsecretary
- 2019-01-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 1999-04-20➕TREMAYNE, Charles Ian appointedsecretary
- 1999-04-20➖TREMAYNE, Frederick Neal resignedsecretary
- 1999-04-20➖TREMAYNE, Charles Ian resigneddirector
- 1997-04-30➖TREMAYNE, William Thomas Charles resigneddirector
- 1996-05-20➕TREMAYNE, Frederick Neal appointedsecretary
- 1996-05-20➖TREMAYNE, William Thomas Charles resignedsecretary
- 1996-02-01➖TREMAYNE, Carol Elizabeth Gladys resigneddirector
- 1995-07-24🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1989-02-10🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 1973-08-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CARNON VALLEY TRANSPORT LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
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 Fredrick Neal Tremayne Individual · British · DOB 05/1969 · age 57 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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| 4WARD GROUP LTD→ 11009548 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 8y | — | — |
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| AQUA NERO (WATER AND ENERGY) LTD→ 14590170 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| B&G WASTE REMOVAL LTD→ 16846708 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BOSTRAZE RECYCLING LIMITED→ 11731961 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
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| CLEAR - STREAM DRAINAGE SOLUTIONS LTD→ 15922470 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE SCILLY C.I.C.→ 14813424 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →🔒Advanced scoring suite
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1973-08-06
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110
Registered office
Carnon Downs
Nr. Truro
Cornwall
TR3 6LG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-15
Last: 2025-12-01
Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)
Active
TREMAYNE, Charles Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-04-20 · resigned 2019-02-05
TREMAYNE, Frederick Neal→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1996-05-20 · resigned 1999-04-20
TREMAYNE, William Thomas Charles→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1996-05-20
TREMAYNE, Carol Elizabeth Gladys→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1996-02-01
TREMAYNE, Charles Ian→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · resigned 1999-04-20
TREMAYNE, William Thomas Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · resigned 1997-04-30
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Single debenture | 1 property | 24/07/1995 | 19/04/2021 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | Legal mortgage | 1 property | 10/02/1989 | 19/04/2021 |
Recent filings (101 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-12-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-09-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-15
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-19
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2021-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-27