CARBON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

03416831 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-08

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

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£139.7k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.2y

30/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 25.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £139,693

Cash YoY

-12%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£42k

↓ 12% YoY

Net Worth

£140k

↑ 72% YoY

Current Assets

£192k

↑ 3.3% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£156.8k	£111.1k
Current assets	£192.1k	£186.0k
Cash	£41.5k	£47.4k
Debtors	£95.6k	£68.6k
Net assets	£139.7k	£81.4k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-05-22
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accounts · AA
2024-05-31
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accounts · AA
2023-05-31
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accounts · AA
2022-05-26
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accounts · AA
2021-05-28
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accounts · AA
2020-05-28
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accounts · AA
2019-04-08
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accounts · AA
2018-11-14
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address · AD01
2018-11-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-07
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-11-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-11-07
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officers · TM02
2018-11-07
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officers · TM01
2018-11-07
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-11-07
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officers · AP01
2018-10-25
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DAI, Jingjing appointed
director
2018-10-25
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WHITNEY, David William resigned
secretary
2018-10-25
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WHITNEY, Heather Violet Maxwell resigned
secretary
2018-10-25
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WHITNEY, David William resigned
director
2018-10-22
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Charge registered #2
Lender: David William Whitney
2018-08-20
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Charge satisfied #1
2003-12-17
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WHITNEY, Heather Violet Maxwell appointed
secretary
2003-12-17
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MILL, Colin Stuart resigned
director
2001-05-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1997-08-08
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Company incorporated
As CARBON TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
1997-08-08
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WHITNEY, David William appointed
secretary
1997-08-08
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-08-08
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1997-08-08
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MILL, Colin Stuart appointed
director
1997-08-08
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WHITNEY, David William appointed
director
1997-08-08
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1997-08-08
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 signal

Multiple 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 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

clean

No 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 Jingjing Dai Individual · British · DOB 05/1985 · age 41	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	25/10/2018

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Heather Voilet Maxwell Whitneyceased 25/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
Mr David William Whitneyceased 25/10/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1997-08-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC32990 — Other manufacturing n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O M C Accountants

19 Market Square

Sandbach

Cheshire

CW11 1AT

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-19

Last: 2025-11-05

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

DAI, Jingjing→

director · ~41y · appointed 2018-10-25

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Active

WHITNEY, David William→

secretary · appointed 1997-08-08 · resigned 2018-10-25

Resigned

WHITNEY, Heather Violet Maxwell→

secretary · appointed 2003-12-17 · resigned 2018-10-25

Resigned

LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-08-08 · resigned 1997-08-08

Resigned

MILL, Colin Stuart→

director · ~73y · appointed 1997-08-08 · resigned 2003-12-17

Resigned

WHITNEY, David William→

director · ~68y · appointed 1997-08-08 · resigned 2018-10-25

Resigned

LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-08-08 · resigned 1997-08-08

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown

			Type	Properties
	outstanding	David William Whitney / Heather Violet Maxwell Whitney	A registered charge	—	22/10/2018	—
	satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Debenture	1 property	15/05/2001	20/08/2018

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