CARIBOU GLASSON DOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04330592 · ltd · incorporated 2001-11-28

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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year to Nov 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Sector: Other service activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

18 officers (7 active, 18 linked, 10 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

94 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

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Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-11-30	2024-11-30
Average employees	0	0

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

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

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accounts · AA
2022-12-08
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WHITWORTH, David appointed
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2022-03-03
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2021-04-27
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2021-03-31
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2021-03-06
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PARKINSON, Edward Clive resigned
director
2020-05-12
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accounts · AA
2019-12-10
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DALES, Carolyn appointed
director
2019-12-10
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officers · AP01
2019-02-26
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2018-10-05
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STEVENSON, Alison appointed
secretary
2018-09-16
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MORRIS, John Clifford resigned
secretary
2017-05-24
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STEVENSON, Alison appointed
director
2017-03-27
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MORRIS, John appointed
director
2017-03-27
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STEVENSON, Richard appointed
director
2017-03-27
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WATSON, Sally, Dr appointed
director
2017-03-27
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MORRIS, John Clifford appointed
secretary
2017-03-27
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STEVENSON, Alison resigned
secretary
2017-03-27
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HAYTON, Gary resigned
director
2013-06-07
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HIRST, Richard resigned
secretary
2013-06-07
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STEVENSON, Alison appointed
secretary
2011-11-17
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HIRST, Richard appointed
secretary
2011-11-06
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HIND, Joanne Marie resigned
secretary
2006-05-12
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PARKINSON, Edward Clive appointed
director
2004-10-31
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HIND, Joanne Marie appointed
secretary
2004-10-31
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KILVINGTON, William Anthony Shaw resigned
secretary
2004-10-31
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HAYTON, Gary appointed
director
2004-10-31
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JACKSON, Norman Royton resigned
director
2004-10-31
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KILVINGTON, William Anthony Shaw resigned
director
2001-11-28
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Company incorporated
As CARIBOU GLASSON DOCK MANAGEMENT LIMITED
2001-11-28
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KILVINGTON, William Anthony Shaw appointed
secretary
2001-11-28
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED appointed
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2001-11-28
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LONDON LAW SECRETARIAL LIMITED resigned
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2001-11-28
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JACKSON, Norman Royton appointed
director
2001-11-28
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KILVINGTON, William Anthony Shaw appointed
director
2001-11-28
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
2001-11-28
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LONDON LAW SERVICES LIMITED resigned
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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Dr Sally Watson Individual · British · DOB 01/1951 · age 75	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	26/07/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Alison Stevensonceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2001-11-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC94990 — Activities of other membership organisations n.e.c.

Registered office

20 Mannin Way Lancaster Business Park

Lancaster

Lancashire

LA1 3SW

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-08-31

Last made up to: 2025-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28