CARTMELL CONSULTING LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
13991034 · ltd · incorporated 2022-03-21
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-9.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
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Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -38% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 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
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
11 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £9,451
Very low cash
Cash position: £91
Cash YoY
-38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£91
↓ 38% YoY
Net Worth
-£9k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£91
↓ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£9k-£8k-£6k-£4k-£2k£146Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£-9.5k£-8.0k
Current assets£91£146
Cash£91£146
Net assets£-9.5k£-8.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (11 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-22
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-12-31
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-10-20
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-10-14
    CARTMELL, Emma Helen appointed
    director
  7. 2023-04-02
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2023-04-01
    CARTMELL, Joanna Claire appointed
    director
  9. 2022-03-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARTMELL CONSULTING LTD
  10. 2022-03-21
    CARTMELL, Christopher Myles appointed
    director
  11. 2022-03-21
    📄
    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 name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARTMELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

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

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 Christopher Myles Cartmell
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/03/2022
Mrs Joanna Claire Cartmell
Individual · British · DOB 04/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control21/03/2022

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
Incorporated2022-03-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

The Mill House Friar Row
Caldbeck
Wigton
CA7 8DS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-03
Last: 2026-03-20

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

CARTMELL, Christopher Myles
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-03-21
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Active
CARTMELL, Emma Helen
director · ~22y · appointed 2023-10-14
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Active
CARTMELL, Joanna Claire
director · ~46y · appointed 2023-04-01
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Recent filings (11 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-31
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-03-21