CARMAN CARE

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SC211024 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2000-09-14
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
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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other food services
Sector: Accommodation & food service
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
34 officers (2 active, 34 linked, 30 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
124 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (82 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-08
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  2. 2025-01-14
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  3. 2024-10-25
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  4. 2024-10-25
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  5. 2024-08-31
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    MACEOGHAINN, Andrew Michael appointed
    director
  6. 2024-08-31
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    HUNTER, Robert resigned
    director
  7. 2024-01-15
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  8. 2023-01-09
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  9. 2021-12-17
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  10. 2020-12-13
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  11. 2020-09-30
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  12. 2020-09-01
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    MACEOGHAINN, Drew resigned
    director
  13. 2019-12-19
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  14. 2018-12-20
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  15. 2017-12-28
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  16. 2017-02-13
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  17. 2017-02-02
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    MACEOGHAINN, Drew appointed
    director
  18. 2016-12-28
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  19. 2016-01-11
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  20. 2014-04-01
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    MCLELLAN, Iain resigned
    director
  21. 2013-09-14
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    MCEWAN, Andrew resigned
    secretary
  22. 2013-04-30
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    BOLLAN, James appointed
    director
  23. 2013-04-30
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    HUNTER, Robert appointed
    director
  24. 2013-04-30
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    MCLELLAN, Iain appointed
    director
  25. 2013-03-05
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    MCERLEAN, Helen resigned
    director
  26. 2012-10-07
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    THOMSON, Archibald resigned
    director
  27. 2012-07-02
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    KEMSLEY, Graham resigned
    director
  28. 2011-05-04
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    BOLLAN, James resigned
    director
  29. 2011-03-31
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    HAMILTON, Veronica resigned
    director
  30. 2007-09-20
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    MCERLEAN, Helen appointed
    director
  31. 2007-04-03
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    THOMSON, Archibald resigned
    director
  32. 2007-01-29
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    HAMILTON, Veronica resigned
    secretary
  33. 2007-01-29
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    MCEWAN, Andrew appointed
    secretary
  34. 2007-01-29
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    NEILL, Sharon resigned
    director
  35. 2006-09-21
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    KELLY, Maureen resigned
    director
  36. 2006-09-21
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    THOMPSON, Winnifred resigned
    director
  37. 2006-09-21
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    THOMSON, Archibald appointed
    director
  38. 2006-01-06
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    HAMILTON, Veronica appointed
    secretary
  39. 2006-01-06
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    RIJSDIJK, Eric resigned
    secretary
  40. 2005-11-30
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    KEMSLEY, Graham appointed
    director
  41. 2005-03-28
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    BOWER, Lorna resigned
    director
  42. 2004-12-13
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    GRAY, Heather resigned
    director
  43. 2004-12-13
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    O'HARA, Caroline resigned
    director
  44. 2004-10-25
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    CRAWFORD, Margaret resigned
    director
  45. 2004-09-13
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    MCKEOWN, Thomas resigned
    director
  46. 2004-05-24
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    THOMPSON, Winnifred appointed
    director
  47. 2004-05-24
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    THOMSON, Archibald appointed
    director
  48. 2004-03-19
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    HAMILTON, Veronica appointed
    director
  49. 2004-03-19
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    O'HARA, Caroline appointed
    director
  50. 2004-02-13
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    THOMPSON, Archibald Muir resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 79 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2000-09-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC56290 — Other food services

Registered office

30 Main Street
Renton
Dumbarton
Dunbartonshire
G82 4LY

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-28
Last: 2025-09-14

Officers (2 active · 32 resigned)

BOLLAN, James→
director · ~79y · appointed 2013-04-30
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACEOGHAINN, Andrew Michael→
director · ~54y · appointed 2024-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAMILTON, Veronica→
secretary · appointed 2006-01-06 · resigned 2007-01-29
Resigned
LUNDY, Shaun→
secretary · appointed 2000-09-14 · resigned 2001-09-07
Resigned
MCEWAN, Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2007-01-29 · resigned 2013-09-14
Resigned
RIJSDIJK, Eric→
secretary · appointed 2001-09-06 · resigned 2006-01-06
Resigned
BOLLAN, James→
director · ~79y · appointed 2001-09-06 · resigned 2011-05-04
Resigned
BOWER, Lorna→
director · ~58y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2005-03-28
Resigned
BRODIE, Christine→
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2004-02-11
Resigned
BROWN, Gerald→
director · ~71y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2003-09-18
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Margaret→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2004-10-25
Resigned
GRAY, Heather→
director · ~86y · appointed 2003-12-15 · resigned 2004-12-13
Resigned
HAMILTON, Veronica→
director · ~71y · appointed 2004-03-19 · resigned 2011-03-31
Resigned
HUGHES, Karen Ann→
director · ~57y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2002-10-22
Resigned
HUNTER, Robert→
director · ~82y · appointed 2013-04-30 · resigned 2024-08-31
Resigned
KELLY, Bernard→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-09-06 · resigned 2003-12-15
Resigned
KELLY, Elizabeth→
director · ~59y · appointed 2000-09-14 · resigned 2003-12-15
Resigned
KELLY, Leeanne→
director · ~40y · appointed 2002-03-18 · resigned 2003-06-16
Resigned
KELLY, Maureen→
director · ~70y · appointed 2002-03-04 · resigned 2006-09-21
Resigned
KEMSLEY, Graham→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-11-30 · resigned 2012-07-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (124 total)

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2026-01-08
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2025-11-04
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2025-01-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-25
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officers · AP01
2024-10-25
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officers · TM01
2024-10-25
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accounts · AA
2024-01-15
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2023-10-18
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2023-01-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-06
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accounts · AA
2021-12-17
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-09-21