EAST CARNIGILL LTD

🏛️Establishedactive
11628947 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-17
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 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 01500
Sector: Agriculture, forestry & fishing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (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 (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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
21 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Average employees500500

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 signals 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (17 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-20
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2026-04-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-11-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-05-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-05-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2018-11-09
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  12. 2018-10-17
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    Company incorporated
    As EAST CARNIGILL LTD
  13. 2018-10-17
    ➕
    STONEHOUSE, Christopher Brian appointed
    secretary
  14. 2018-10-17
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Anne Christine appointed
    director
  15. 2018-10-17
    ➕
    RIDLEY, Matthew White appointed
    director
  16. 2018-10-17
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    RIDLEY, Matthew White, Hon appointed
    director
  17. 2018-10-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

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
Matthew White Ridley
Individual · British · DOB 02/1958 · age 68
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control17/10/2018
Hon Matthew White Ridley
Individual · British · DOB 09/1993 · age 33
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting17/11/2025

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
Incorporated2018-10-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC01500 — SIC 01500

Registered office

Blagdon Estate Office
Seaton Burn
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE13 6DE
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-28
Last: 2026-04-14

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

STONEHOUSE, Christopher Brian→
secretary · appointed 2018-10-17
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Active
RIDLEY, Anne Christine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-10-17
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Active
RIDLEY, Matthew White→
director · ~68y · appointed 2018-10-17
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Active
RIDLEY, Matthew White, Hon→
director · ~33y · appointed 2018-10-17
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Active

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Recent filings (21 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-20
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-04-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-04-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-20