CARUS GREEN LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
07262136 · ltd · incorporated 2010-05-21
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of sport clubs
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 96-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 96). 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 (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 15.9y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 15.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
9 connected companies via shared directors
72
Filing history
56 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
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 | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 4900 | 5500 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-03-09📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-24📍change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD02
- 2024-05-24📍move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD04
- 2023-05-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2017-05-24📍move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-addressaddress · AD03
- 2015-05-13➕COTTER, Maurice David appointeddirector
- 2014-05-21🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2014-03-31🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ)
- 2013-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2012-06-15🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2010-09-03🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Catchdale Limited
- 2010-09-03🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2010-05-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CARUS GREEN LIMITED
- 2010-05-21➕CURTIN, Graham Charnley appointeddirector
- 2010-05-21➕CURTIN, Marjorie Yvonne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 96 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
83/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 96 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Gillarsdale Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
🏛️significant stake
Gillarsdale Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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CARUS GREEN LIMITED
This company · 07262136
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Graham Charnley Curtin Individual · British · DOB 12/1969 · age 57 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
Gillarsdale Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 10/09/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Maurice David Cotterceased 10/09/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| BARROW RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED(THE)→ 00246668 · est 1930 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 96y | — | — |
| BLACKWELL SAILING→ 05235483 · est 2004 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 21y | — | — |
| BOING LIMITED→ 04676110 · est 2003 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 23y | — | — |
| BOWLINGGREEN PADEL LIMITED→ 16788553 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BPBA LIMITED→ 11547762 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| BRICE MUSIC LTD→ 13156913 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| BURLEIGH GOLF LIMITED→ 14536391 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| CARNFORTH RAILWAY STATION C.I.C.→ 16608530 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARTER BLYTH LTD→ 16581371 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CARTMEL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY→ 02205153 · est 1987 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 38y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2010-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC93120 — Activities of sport clubs
Registered office
Carus Green Golf Club
Burneside Road
Kendal
Cumbria
LA9 6EB
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-21
Last: 2025-10-07
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
COTTER, Maurice David→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2015-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURTIN, Graham Charnley→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2010-05-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
CURTIN, Marjorie Yvonne→
Activedirector · ~96y · appointed 2010-05-21
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/05/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Svenska Handelsbanken Ab (Publ) | A registered charge | 1 property | 31/03/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Catchdale Catchdale Limited | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/09/2010 | 01/05/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 03/09/2010 | 15/06/2012 |
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Recent filings (56 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-03-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2024-05-24
move-registers-to-registered-office-company-with-new-address
address · AD04
2024-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-01