CARBON LIGHTING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC321302 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-17
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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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£718.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27400
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
58 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
65
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £717,964
Net assets shrinking
Down £202,559 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£718k
↓ 22% YoY
Current Assets
£342k
↓ 54% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£184k£368k£552k£736k£921kApr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Total assets£747.2k£949.8k
Current assets£342.0k£750.0k
Net assets£718.0k£920.5k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 2 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-27
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    accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AAMD
  3. 2025-01-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2023-04-26
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  7. 2023-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2023-04-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2023-01-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-01-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-01-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-04-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2018-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-01-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-03-02
    ➕
    TURNER, Jamie Lynn appointed
    director
  18. 2015-03-02
    ➖
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  19. 2007-04-17
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    Company incorporated
    As CARBON LIGHTING LIMITED
  20. 2007-04-17
    ➕
    TURNER, Duncan Alasdair appointed
    director
  21. 2007-04-17
    ➕
    ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary

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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

59/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Duncan Alasdair Turner
Individual · British · DOB 11/1979 · age 47
50–75%
—50-75% shares17/04/2017
Mrs Jamie Lynn Turner
Individual · Canadian · DOB 10/1978 · age 48
25–50%
—25-50% shares17/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-04-17
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC27400 — SIC 27400

Registered office

Carbon Lighting
Fintry
Glasgow
G63 0XG
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-01
Last: 2025-04-17

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

TURNER, Duncan Alasdair→
director · ~47y · appointed 2007-04-17
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Active
TURNER, Jamie Lynn→
director · ~48y · appointed 2015-03-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ONLINE CORPORATE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-04-17 · resigned 2015-03-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (58 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AAMD
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-04-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-28