CARBONLITE DESIGN AND BUILD LTD.

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC359697 · ltd · incorporated 2009-05-15
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
58/100
Worth a look
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What this business does

Focused on architectural design and build services with an emphasis likely on sustainable or carbon-conscious construction methods, this dissolved Scottish firm provided professional architectural activities to clients, probably including design consultancy, planning applications, and project oversight for buildings.

Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 58/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Company dissolved. Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
20 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
58/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
30
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2014-09-12
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    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2014-09-12
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2014-05-16
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  4. 2014-04-30
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  5. 2014-02-27
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  6. 2013-05-22
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  7. 2013-02-28
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2012-06-07
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    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2012-02-29
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2011-06-10
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    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2010-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  12. 2010-06-22
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    annual-return · AR01
  13. 2010-06-22
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2010-06-09
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    address · AD01
  15. 2010-05-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name
    officers · TM01
  16. 2010-03-31
    BRANDSTATTER, Uwe resigned
    director
  17. 2009-06-16
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  18. 2009-05-29
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    legacy
    officers · 288a
  19. 2009-05-20
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  20. 2009-05-20
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    legacy
    officers · 288b
  21. 2009-05-20
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  22. 2009-05-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CARBONLITE DESIGN AND BUILD LTD.
  23. 2009-05-15
    STEVENSON, Matthew John appointed
    director
  24. 2009-05-15
    BRIAN REID LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2009-05-15
    BRIAN REID LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2009-05-15
    BRANDSTATTER, Uwe appointed
    director
  27. 2009-05-15
    MABBOTT, Stephen George appointed
    director
  28. 2009-05-15
    MABBOTT, Stephen George resigned
    director
  29. 2009-05-15
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

85/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 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

1 high ·
Company dissolved
high

Company has been dissolved — it no longer legally exists. Any diligence here is historical only.

Evidence: Dissolved on 2014-09-12

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2009-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities

Registered office

1 Glaick Steading
Ardross
Alness
Ross-Shire
IV17 0XW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to: 2012-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due:
Last:

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

STEVENSON, Matthew John
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-05-15
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Active
BRIAN REID LTD.
corporate-secretary · appointed 2009-05-15 · resigned 2009-05-15
Resigned
BRANDSTATTER, Uwe
director · ~50y · appointed 2009-05-15 · resigned 2010-03-31
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen George
director · ~76y · appointed 2009-05-15 · resigned 2009-05-15
Resigned

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Recent filings (20 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2014-09-12
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-05-16
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-04-30
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2014-02-27
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-05-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2013-02-28
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2012-06-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2012-02-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2011-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
accounts · AA
2010-12-31
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2010-06-22
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2010-06-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address
address · AD01
2010-06-09
termination-director-company-with-name
officers · TM01
2010-05-28
legacy
officers · 288a
2009-06-16