CABOT ACTIVATED CARBON UK LIMITED

📉Decliningactive
08130269 · ltd · incorporated 2012-07-04
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.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of production holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (78/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (72/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 8 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
52 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Profitable
Profit before tax £4,470,000

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Operating profit—£35.0k
Profit before tax£4.47M£12.22M
Average employees00

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-17
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  3. 2025-02-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-02-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-02-14
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2025-01-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Kieran appointed
    secretary
  7. 2025-01-20
    ➕
    SMITH, Kieran appointed
    director
  8. 2025-01-17
    ➖
    TUCKER, Angela resigned
    secretary
  9. 2025-01-17
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    TUCKER, Angela resigned
    director
  10. 2024-04-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-01-14
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2022-01-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2022-01-05
    ➕
    TUCKER, Angela appointed
    secretary
  16. 2022-01-05
    ➕
    TUCKER, Angela appointed
    director
  17. 2021-11-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2021-11-01
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  19. 2021-10-31
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    MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  20. 2021-10-31
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    MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth resigned
    director
  21. 2021-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2020-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2020-02-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  24. 2020-02-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  25. 2020-01-10
    ➕
    DUMONT, Lisa appointed
    director
  26. 2020-01-10
    ➖
    KELLY, James Patrick, Mr. resigned
    director
  27. 2019-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  28. 2019-02-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  29. 2019-01-01
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    MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  30. 2019-01-01
    ➕
    MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth appointed
    director
  31. 2018-08-22
    ➖
    O'BRIEN, Richard Maurice resigned
    secretary
  32. 2018-08-22
    ➖
    OBRIEN, Richard Maurice resigned
    director
  33. 2017-10-26
    ➖
    HENSHAW, Sharon resigned
    secretary
  34. 2017-10-26
    ➕
    O'BRIEN, Richard Maurice appointed
    secretary
  35. 2017-10-26
    ➖
    HENSHAW, Sharon resigned
    director
  36. 2017-10-26
    ➕
    OBRIEN, Richard Maurice appointed
    director
  37. 2014-04-14
    ➖
    BERUBE, Brian A. resigned
    director
  38. 2014-04-11
    ➕
    HENSHAW, Sharon appointed
    director
  39. 2014-04-11
    ➕
    KELLY, James Patrick, Mr. appointed
    director
  40. 2013-07-11
    ➕
    HENSHAW, Sharon appointed
    secretary
  41. 2013-07-11
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Sharon Henshaw appointed
    secretary
  42. 2013-07-11
    ➖
    RUSSELL, Sharon Henshaw resigned
    secretary
  43. 2012-07-04
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CABOT ACTIVATED CARBON UK LIMITED
  44. 2012-07-04
    ➕
    BERUBE, Brian A. appointed
    director

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-18

🔒Co-director network graph

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Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-07-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64202 — Activities of production holding companies

Registered office

Sully Moors Road
Sully
Penarth
CF64 5RP

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-18OVERDUE
Last: 2025-07-04

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

SMITH, Kieran→
secretary · appointed 2025-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUMONT, Lisa→
director · ~53y · appointed 2020-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMITH, Kieran→
director · ~31y · appointed 2025-01-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HENSHAW, Sharon→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-11 · resigned 2017-10-26
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2021-10-31
Resigned
O'BRIEN, Richard Maurice→
secretary · appointed 2017-10-26 · resigned 2018-08-22
Resigned
RUSSELL, Sharon Henshaw→
secretary · appointed 2013-07-11 · resigned 2013-07-11
Resigned
TUCKER, Angela→
secretary · appointed 2022-01-05 · resigned 2025-01-17
Resigned
BERUBE, Brian A.→
director · ~64y · appointed 2012-07-04 · resigned 2014-04-14
Resigned
HENSHAW, Sharon→
director · ~54y · appointed 2014-04-11 · resigned 2017-10-26
Resigned
KELLY, James Patrick, Mr.→
director · ~67y · appointed 2014-04-11 · resigned 2020-01-10
Resigned
MCCULLOCH, Helen Elizabeth→
director · ~62y · appointed 2019-01-01 · resigned 2021-10-31
Resigned
OBRIEN, Richard Maurice→
director · ~59y · appointed 2017-10-26 · resigned 2018-08-22
Resigned
TUCKER, Angela→
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-01-05 · resigned 2025-01-17
Resigned

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Recent filings (52 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-27
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-02-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-02-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-14
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-29
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2022-01-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-01-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-11-01