THE CARMYLLIE PILOT COMPANY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC206590 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-26

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

£98.1k

book net assets

Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

5 active PSC(s) of 7 total, 7 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £98,135

Net assets shrinking

Down £14,367 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£98k

↓ 13% YoY

Current Assets

£20k

↑ 291% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30
Total assets	£98.1k	£112.5k
Current assets	£20.0k	£5.1k
Net assets	£98.1k	£112.5k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-11-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-06
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2023-10-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-22
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2022-01-18
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-23
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-10-23
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2021-10-23
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-10-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-10-18
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LIGHTOWLER, Nathan James appointed
director
2021-10-18
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YULE, John Alexander resigned
director
2021-01-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-03-03
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-12-28
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2019-05-03
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capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2019-01-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2000-06-22
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HOPLEY, Ian appointed
secretary
2000-06-22
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HOPLEY, Ian appointed
director
2000-06-22
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MAXWELL, William appointed
director
2000-06-22
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SMITH, Iain Andrew Hamilton appointed
director
2000-06-22
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TAYLOR, Robin John Charles appointed
director
2000-06-22
➖
MESSRS THORNTONS WS resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-06-22
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FRASER, John David appointed
director
2000-06-22
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FRASER, John David resigned
director
2000-06-22
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HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson resigned
nominee-director
2000-06-22
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YULE, John Alexander appointed
director
2000-04-26
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Company incorporated
As THE CARMYLLIE PILOT COMPANY LIMITED
2000-04-26
➕
MESSRS THORNTONS WS appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2000-04-26
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HUTCHESON, Iain Henderson appointed
nominee-director

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

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 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

5 active beneficial owners · fragmented

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Nathan James Lightowler Individual · Northern Irish · DOB 01/1994 · age 32	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	18/10/2021
Mr William Maxwell Individual · British · DOB 10/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Ian Hopley Individual · British · DOB 08/1965 · age 61	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Iain Andrew Hamilton Smith Individual · British · DOB 05/1964 · age 62	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016
Mr Robin John Charles Taylor Individual · British · DOB 04/1960 · age 66	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr John David Fraserceased 18/10/2024· 25-50% shares
Mr John Alexander Yuleceased 18/10/2021· significant influence

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

Incorporated2000-04-26

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC74909 — Other professional, scientific and technical activities n.e.c.

Registered office

53 Denview Road

Potterton

Aberdeen

Aberdeenshire

AB23 8ZL

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-10

Last: 2026-04-26