SEED FUND (CARRY PARTNER) GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED

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SC318560 · ltd · incorporated 2007-03-14

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: Administration of financial markets

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

66120Security and commodity contracts dealing activities

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (60/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (5 active, 21 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

20 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

95 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand

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2024-09-27
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2024-09-19
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HUXFORD, Dale Andrew resigned
director
2024-07-22
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officers · TM02
2024-07-22
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2024-07-09
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TALBOT, Sarah Victoria appointed
secretary
2024-07-09
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TALBOT, Sarah Victoria appointed
director
2024-07-09
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HUXFORD, Dale resigned
secretary
2023-11-09
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accounts · AA
2023-05-17
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2021-08-02
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2020-12-23
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2020-09-21
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2020-09-02
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MARSTON, Paul Martin appointed
director
2020-09-02
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SILVESTER, Julie Elizabeth appointed
director
2020-09-02
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HUXFORD, Dale Andrew appointed
director
2020-08-31
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SPENCER, Robert John resigned
director
2020-07-02
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EARLEY, Liam Rory resigned
director
2019-11-29
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BURCH, Mark Lowrie resigned
director
2018-10-04
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MAYER, Dean Scott resigned
director
2017-12-01
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MAYER, Dean Scott appointed
director
2017-10-31
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JONES, Kevan Alan resigned
director
2016-06-14
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EARLEY, Liam Rory appointed
director
2016-03-31
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BURCH, Mark Lowrie appointed
director
2014-11-04
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EDWARDS, James Robert Glover resigned
secretary
2014-11-04
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HUXFORD, Dale appointed
secretary
2012-12-01
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EDWARDS, James Robert Glover appointed
secretary
2012-11-30
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NEAL, Jonathan Richard resigned
secretary
2012-11-27
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JONES, Kevan Alan appointed
director
2012-05-31
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GOODSELL, Sally Ann resigned
director
2009-07-14
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RIGBY, Martin Paul appointed
director
2009-03-24
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GOODSELL, Sally Ann appointed
director
2009-02-04
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O'NEILL, John Paul resigned
director
2008-11-17
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BURCH, Mark Lowrie resigned
director
2008-10-10
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O'NEILL, John Paul appointed
director
2008-06-30
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EDWARDS, James Robert Glover resigned
secretary
2008-06-30
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NEAL, Jonathan Richard appointed
secretary
2008-06-30
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EDWARDS, James Robert Glover resigned
director
2007-04-18
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EDWARDS, James Robert Glover appointed
secretary
2007-04-18
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P & W SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
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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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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.)

Group structure

Fse Fund Managers Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Fse Fund Managers Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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SEED FUND (CARRY PARTNER) GENERAL PARTNER LIMITED

This company · SC318560

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
Fse Fund Managers Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	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

Incorporated2007-03-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC66110 — Administration of financial markets

Registered office

2 Marischal Square

Broad Street

Aberdeen

AB10 1DQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-28

Last: 2026-03-14