CARRICK HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC011797 · ltd · incorporated 1921-07-13
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

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Last 90 days

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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£3.71M
book net assets
Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. 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 -46% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 27.4y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 27.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 6 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
123 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,710,358
Net assets shrinking
Down £35,442 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 46% YoY
Cash YoY
-46%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£1.2m
↓ 46% YoY
Net Worth
£3.7m
~ YoY
Current Assets
£3.0m
↓ 24% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£782k£1.6m£2.3m£3.1m£3.9mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£3.71M£3.75M
Current assets£2.98M£3.91M
Cash£1.24M£2.28M
Debtors£1.74M£1.63M
Net assets£3.71M£3.75M

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
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-30
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  2. 2024-09-27
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  3. 2023-09-29
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  4. 2022-09-30
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  5. 2021-09-30
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  6. 2020-09-29
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  7. 2019-09-24
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  8. 2018-09-20
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  9. 2017-09-19
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  10. 2016-09-29
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  11. 2015-09-15
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  12. 2015-09-10
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  13. 2015-02-19
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  14. 2015-01-31
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    CARRICK, Glen Allan resigned
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  15. 2014-12-02
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  16. 2014-09-16
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  17. 2014-01-01
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    HARGREAVES, John appointed
    director
  18. 2013-10-31
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    WARREN, Derek Crawford appointed
    director
  19. 2013-09-14
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    CARRICK, Glen Allan resigned
    secretary
  20. 2010-11-30
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    JORDAN, John appointed
    director
  21. 2010-11-30
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    CARRICK, Allan Cunningham resigned
    secretary
  22. 2010-11-30
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    CARRICK, Glen Allan appointed
    secretary
  23. 2010-11-30
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    CARRICK, Allan Cunningham resigned
    director
  24. 2005-11-15
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    CARRICK, William Lyall resigned
    director
  25. 2002-11-01
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    CARRICK, Glen Allan appointed
    director
  26. 1999-09-15
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  27. 1999-06-22
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  28. 1999-02-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  29. 1921-07-13
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    Company incorporated
    As CARRICK HOLDINGS LIMITED

Owner dependency

68/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 105 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Jordan
Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56
50–75%
50–75%board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1921-07-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

450 Petershill Road
Glasgow
G21 4PB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-29
Last: 2025-09-15

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

HARGREAVES, John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2014-01-01
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Active
JORDAN, John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2010-11-30
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Active
WARREN, Derek Crawford→
director · ~53y · appointed 2013-10-31
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Active
CARRICK, Allan Cunningham→
secretary · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
CARRICK, Glen Allan→
secretary · appointed 2010-11-30 · resigned 2013-09-14
Resigned
CARRICK, Allan Cunningham→
director · ~85y · resigned 2010-11-30
Resigned
CARRICK, Glen Allan→
director · ~53y · appointed 2002-11-01 · resigned 2015-01-31
Resigned
CARRICK, William Lyall→
director · ~83y · resigned 2005-11-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

3
Total charges
3
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Legal charge1 property15/09/1999—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Legal charge1 property22/06/1999—
outstanding
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property24/02/1999—
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Recent filings (123 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-09
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2025-09-30
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2024-09-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-26
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-03
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accounts · AA
2023-09-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-30
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2022-09-28
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2021-10-01
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2021-09-30
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2020-10-01
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2020-09-29
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2019-09-24
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-09-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-09-27