CARLUKE DEVELOPMENT TRUST

🌳Matureactive

SC196197 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1999-05-13

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2023

Net worth

£389.4k

book net assets

Opportunity

64/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Special-situation opportunity

Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 2.7y

15/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

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, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

38 officers (7 active, 38 linked, 33 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

133 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

64/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £389,443

Cash YoY

+145%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£96k

↑ 145% YoY

Net Worth

£389k

↑ 1.3% YoY

Current Assets

£103k

↑ 164% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2023-03-31	2022-03-31
Total assets	£452.7k	£389.5k
Current assets	£103.3k	£39.1k
Cash	£95.8k	£39.1k
Debtors	£7.5k	£0
Net assets	£389.4k	£384.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (94 events)Click to expand

2025-04-05
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gazette · DISS40
2025-03-04
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gazette · GAZ1
2025-01-24
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officers · CH01
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address · AD01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
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officers · CH01
2024-07-02
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officers · TM02
2024-07-02
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officers · TM01
2024-07-02
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officers · TM01
2024-06-28
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ANDERSON, William Philip resigned
secretary
2024-06-28
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LUCAS, Edward resigned
director
2024-06-28
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MCLATCHIE, Andrew Hamilton resigned
director
2024-02-14
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officers · AP01
2024-02-01
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MCKAY, Catherine Irving appointed
director
2024-01-08
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officers · AP01
2024-01-05
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mortgage · MR01
2024-01-04
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BEATTIE, William appointed
director
2024-01-04
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Charge registered #2
Lender: The Architectural Heritage Fund
2023-12-27
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accounts · AA
2023-11-20
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officers · AP01
2023-11-10
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MOFFAT, John Roderick appointed
director
2023-08-25
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mortgage · MR01
2023-08-15
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Trustees of the National Heritage Memorial Fund
2022-12-29
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accounts · AA
2022-09-01
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LUCAS, Edward appointed
director
2022-09-01
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officers · AP01
2022-09-01
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officers · TM01
2022-08-31
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JONES, Craig resigned
director
2021-12-27
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accounts · AA
2021-03-17
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ADAM, Jonathan resigned
director
2021-02-17
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ANDERSON, William Philip appointed
secretary
2021-02-17
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JONES, Craig appointed
director
2019-06-01
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HUDSON, Elspeth Allardice appointed
director
2019-06-01
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KELLY, John resigned
director
2018-11-19
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BANKS, Ronald Stewart appointed
director
2018-11-19
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HAILEY, Susan Janet resigned
secretary
2018-11-19
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DAVIES, Paul Michael resigned
director
2018-11-19
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MILROY, Emma resigned
director
2016-08-01
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HAILEY, Susan Janet appointed
secretary
2016-08-01
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MCKAY, Catherine Irving resigned
director
2016-08-01
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MCLATCHIE, Andrew Hamilton appointed
director
2016-08-01
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MILROY, Emma appointed
director
2014-12-18
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IRVING, Graham Anthony resigned
director
2014-04-17
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CHADWICK, David John resigned
director
2014-04-17
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DAVIES, Paul Michael appointed
director
2014-04-17
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IRVING, Graham Anthony appointed
director
2014-02-20
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SLOAN, Jean resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-7 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.

Red flags

2 high ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2025-09-15

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Thomas Sneddon Individual · British · DOB 09/1952 · age 74	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest	01/05/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1999-05-13

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

The Miller's House

98 Chapel Street

Carluke

ML8 4BD

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2024-12-31OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2023-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2025-09-15OVERDUE

Last: 2024-09-01