CARLTON GAMING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC223000 · ltd · incorporated 2001-09-07

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 24.4y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 24.4y

65/100

clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

· Oldest live charge is 24.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

12 officers (6 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

15 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

135 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

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

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (41 events)Click to expand

2025-10-08
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2025-09-02
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2025-09-02
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-10-31
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-10-31
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-09-25
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-08-30
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GIBSON, Shaun Colin appointed
director
2024-08-30
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WATRET, Michael Kennedy resigned
director
2024-08-30
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-03-29
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-08-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2023-08-11
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2023-08-11
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2023-08-11
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-09-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2022-09-21
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legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2022-09-06
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legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2022-09-06
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legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2022-03-29
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-03-22
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ROSS, Leslie Sutherland appointed
secretary
2022-03-22
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ROSS, Leslie Sutherland appointed
director
2022-03-22
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CARTER, George Paterson resigned
secretary
2022-03-22
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PERRINS, Peter Leslie resigned
director
2022-03-22
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WATRET, Michael Kennedy appointed
director
2008-09-30
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DOUGLAS, Derek Jack resigned
director
2002-03-14
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DOUGLAS, Derek Jack appointed
director
2002-01-31
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BARR, Christopher Julian appointed
director
2002-01-31
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CARTER, George Paterson appointed
director
2002-01-31
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KING, Brian Robertson appointed
director
2002-01-31
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CARTER, George Paterson appointed
secretary
2002-01-31
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CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2002-01-31
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MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell resigned
director
2002-01-31
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PERRINS, Peter Leslie appointed
director
2002-01-31
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Lloyds Tsb Scotland PLC
2001-09-07
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Company incorporated
As CARLTON GAMING LIMITED
2001-09-07
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CHARLOTTE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2001-09-07
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MEIKLEJOHN, Iain Maury Campbell appointed
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 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 73 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

Group structure

Carlton Bingo Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Carlton Bingo Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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CARLTON GAMING LIMITED

This company · SC223000

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Carlton Bingo Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	—	75-100% shares	06/04/2016

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

Incorporated2001-09-07

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

23/25 Huntly Street

Inverness

IV3 5PR

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-09-13

Last: 2025-08-30