CAROL'S BONNIE DOGS LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16531883 · ltd · incorporated 2025-06-20
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
9 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 2 officers
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (10 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-27📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-06-26📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2026-06-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-10-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-06-20🏢Company incorporatedAs CAROL'S BONNIE DOGS LIMITED
- 2025-06-20➕SCANLAN, Carol Margaret appointeddirector
- 2025-06-20📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
88/100
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
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Young company: Only 1.1 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 62. Early succession window.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Carol Margaret Scanlan Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 19/06/2026 |
Mrs Carol Margaret Scanlan Individual · British · DOB 01/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 07/10/2025 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Miss Linda Individual Marshallceased 07/10/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-06-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
8 Southolme Close
Boroughbridge
York
YO51 9AU
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-20
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-03
Last: 2026-06-19
Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)
SCANLAN, Carol Margaret→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2025-06-20
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Recent filings (9 total)
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-06-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-06-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-06-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-07
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-06-20