CARSON LIFTING & TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

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SC030363 · ltd · incorporated 1954-10-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£174.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
70/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Freight transport by road
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 44.8y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 44.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
11 officers (1 active, 11 linked, 6 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
139 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
70/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review 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 £174,278
Net assets shrinking
Down £13,783 YoY
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£67k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£174k
↓ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£258k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£65k£130k£195k£259k£324kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£567.7k£732.3k
Current assets£258.0k£324.2k
Cash£66.5k£115.0k
Debtors£191.5k£209.3k
Net assets£174.3k£188.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal 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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
8
filings
  • • 3 officers
  • • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-10
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    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-10
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-12-10
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  4. 2025-12-10
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    officers · AP01
  5. 2025-12-08
    ➕
    ANDERSON, Derek John appointed
    director
  6. 2025-12-08
    ➖
    CARDIFF, Douglas James resigned
    director
  7. 2025-12-08
    ➖
    MORRISON, John resigned
    director
  8. 2025-12-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2025-12-04
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2025-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
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  15. 2021-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-12-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-10-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
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  19. 2018-10-29
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  20. 2015-03-24
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    Charge satisfied #9
  21. 2015-03-24
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #6
  22. 2012-02-13
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #8
  23. 2012-01-18
    ➖
    CARDIFF, Douglas James resigned
    secretary
  24. 2011-12-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #7
  25. 2011-12-30
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #3
  26. 2011-12-08
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Aldermore Invoice Finance
  27. 2011-09-29
    ➖
    CARDIFF, Brian Alexander resigned
    director
  28. 2008-12-17
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
  29. 2006-12-08
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  30. 2006-02-06
    ➕
    MORRISON, John appointed
    director
  31. 2002-04-01
    ➕
    CARDIFF, Douglas James appointed
    secretary
  32. 2002-03-30
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Robert resigned
    secretary
  33. 2002-03-30
    ➖
    ROBERTSON, Robert resigned
    director
  34. 1998-01-07
    ➕
    CARDIFF, Brian Alexander appointed
    director
  35. 1998-01-07
    ➕
    CARDIFF, Douglas James appointed
    director
  36. 1998-01-07
    ➖
    CARDIFF, James Hawthorne resigned
    director
  37. 1991-08-08
    ➖
    CARDIFF, James Hawthorne resigned
    secretary
  38. 1991-08-08
    ➕
    ROBERTSON, Robert appointed
    secretary
  39. 1991-04-10
    ➖
    STAMPER, James Michael resigned
    director
  40. 1991-04-10
    ➖
    STAMPER, John William Armstrong resigned
    director
  41. 1988-12-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #2
  42. 1988-12-19
    🔓
    Charge satisfied #1
  43. 1988-12-16
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  44. 1988-05-06
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  45. 1986-04-28
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  46. 1981-07-20
    🔒
    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Midland Bank PLC
  47. 1954-10-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARSON LIFTING & TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CARDIFF, Douglas James resigned 2025-12-08; MORRISON, John resigned 2025-12-08

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Project Vector Newco Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Project Vector Newco Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CARSON LIFTING & TRANSPORT SOLUTIONS LIMITED
This company · SC030363

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Project Vector Newco Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/11/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Carson Lts Group Limitedceased 28/11/2025· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1954-10-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC49410 — Freight transport by road

Registered office

16 Bissets, 3rd Floor 16 Gordon Street
Glasgow
G1 3PT
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-02
Last: 2026-01-19

Officers (1 active · 10 resigned)

ANDERSON, Derek John→
director · ~56y · appointed 2025-12-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARDIFF, Douglas James→
secretary · appointed 2002-04-01 · resigned 2012-01-18
Resigned
CARDIFF, James Hawthorne→
secretary · resigned 1991-08-08
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Robert→
secretary · appointed 1991-08-08 · resigned 2002-03-30
Resigned
CARDIFF, Brian Alexander→
director · ~71y · appointed 1998-01-07 · resigned 2011-09-29
Resigned
CARDIFF, Douglas James→
director · ~62y · appointed 1998-01-07 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned
CARDIFF, James Hawthorne→
director · ~97y · resigned 1998-01-07
Resigned
MORRISON, John→
director · ~63y · appointed 2006-02-06 · resigned 2025-12-08
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Robert→
director · ~90y · resigned 2002-03-30
Resigned
STAMPER, James Michael→
director · resigned 1991-04-10
Resigned
STAMPER, John William Armstrong→
director · resigned 1991-04-10
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Aldermore
Aldermore Invoice Finance
Floating charge1 property08/12/201124/03/2015
satisfied
NatWest Group
Rbs Invoice Finance Limited
Floating charge1 property17/12/200813/02/2012
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property08/12/200630/12/2011
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property16/12/198824/03/2015
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property06/05/198830/12/2011
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Floating charge1 property28/04/198619/12/1988
satisfied
Midland Bank
Midland Bank PLC
Standard security1 property20/07/198119/12/1988

Recent filings (139 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-31