IMPAX CARRIED INTEREST PARTNER (GP) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC286867 · ltd · incorporated 2005-06-30
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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
10 officers (3 active, 10 linked, 4 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
16 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
76 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
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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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-03-07
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  3. 2025-03-07
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  4. 2025-02-21
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    RUMENS, Justine Claire appointed
    secretary
  5. 2025-02-21
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    WILSON, Zack resigned
    secretary
  6. 2024-08-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-07-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-07-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2023-06-27
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    COCKBURN, Karen appointed
    director
  11. 2023-06-27
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    RIDGE, Charles David resigned
    director
  12. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-11-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-08-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2020-08-21
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-08-17
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    RIDGE, Charles David appointed
    director
  18. 2020-08-17
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    ROSSBACH, Peter Van Egmond resigned
    director
  19. 2019-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-07-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  22. 2018-02-13
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  23. 2018-02-13
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  24. 2011-07-12
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    KNIGHT, Michael Burt resigned
    secretary
  25. 2011-07-12
    ➕
    WILSON, Zack appointed
    secretary
  26. 2009-03-17
    ➖
    BROWN, Jacqueline Ann resigned
    secretary
  27. 2009-03-17
    ➕
    KNIGHT, Michael Burt appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    SIMM, Ian Richard appointed
    director
  29. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    BROWN, Jacqueline Ann appointed
    secretary
  30. 2005-07-22
    ➖
    BURNESS LLP resigned
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2005-07-22
    ➕
    ROSSBACH, Peter Van Egmond appointed
    director
  32. 2005-07-22
    ➖
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  33. 2005-06-30
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    Company incorporated
    As IMPAX CARRIED INTEREST PARTNER (GP) LIMITED
  34. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    BURNESS LLP appointed
    corporate-secretary
  35. 2005-06-30
    ➕
    BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

66/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 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

Impax Asset Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Impax Asset Management Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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IMPAX CARRIED INTEREST PARTNER (GP) LIMITED
This company · SC286867

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
Impax Asset Management Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2005-06-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

50 Lothian Road
Festival Square
Edinburgh
EH3 9WJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-14
Last: 2025-06-30

Officers (3 active · 7 resigned)

RUMENS, Justine Claire→
secretary · appointed 2025-02-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COCKBURN, Karen→
director · ~58y · appointed 2023-06-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SIMM, Ian Richard→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROWN, Jacqueline Ann→
secretary · appointed 2005-07-22 · resigned 2009-03-17
Resigned
KNIGHT, Michael Burt→
secretary · appointed 2009-03-17 · resigned 2011-07-12
Resigned
WILSON, Zack→
secretary · appointed 2011-07-12 · resigned 2025-02-21
Resigned
BURNESS LLP→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2005-07-22
Resigned
RIDGE, Charles David→
director · ~62y · appointed 2020-08-17 · resigned 2023-06-27
Resigned
ROSSBACH, Peter Van Egmond→
director · ~68y · appointed 2005-07-22 · resigned 2020-08-17
Resigned
BURNESS (DIRECTORS) LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-06-30 · resigned 2005-07-22
Resigned

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Recent filings (76 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-07-07
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-03-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-03-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-07-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-06-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-11-19