CARBULBS LTD

🌳Matureactive
09041645 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-15
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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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
29 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
5
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-15
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-05-15
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2026-05-15
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    officers · CH01
  4. 2026-05-15
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-01
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  6. 2025-02-17
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  7. 2024-02-23
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  8. 2023-02-08
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  9. 2021-09-30
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-05-28
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    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-26
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-02-12
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    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-12-13
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-05-10
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    address · AD01
  15. 2017-02-17
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2014-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CARBULBS LTD
  17. 2014-05-15
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    CONBOY, John appointed
    director
  18. 2014-05-15
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    CONBOY, Julie appointed
    director

Owner dependency

79/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Conboy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1964 · age 62
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/05/2016
Mrs Julie Conboy
Individual · British · DOB 07/1971 · age 55
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting16/05/2016

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
Incorporated2014-05-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

No.2 Silkwood Ofice Park
Fryers Way
Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF5 9TJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-29
Last: 2026-05-15

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CONBOY, John→
director · ~62y · appointed 2014-05-15
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CONBOY, Julie→
director · ~55y · appointed 2014-05-15
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Recent filings (29 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-15
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-17
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-02-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-05-28