THE CARBON WEB LIMITED

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC437900 · ltd · incorporated 2012-11-29
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
55/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 30910
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 55/100 (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 (47/100)

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
7 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
55/100Worth 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
50
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 (10 events)Click to expand
  1. 2015-12-29
    📄
    gazette-dissolved-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ2(A)
  2. 2015-12-29
    🏁
    Company dissolved
  3. 2015-10-08
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  4. 2015-07-31
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  5. 2015-01-10
    📄
    dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · SOAS(A)
  6. 2014-11-07
    📄
    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  7. 2014-10-29
    📄
    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  8. 2013-11-30
    📄
    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
    annual-return · AR01
  9. 2012-11-29
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE CARBON WEB LIMITED
  10. 2012-11-29
    URQUHART, James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100
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 13 years.
  • 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 2015-12-29

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-11-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC30910 — SIC 30910

Registered office

Sidhean Mor Balblair Straight
Balblair
Ardgay
Sutherland
IV24 3AW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due:
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
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Last:

Officers (0 active · 0 resigned)

URQUHART, James
director · ~41y · appointed 2012-11-29
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Recent filings (7 total)

gazette-dissolved-voluntary
gazette · GAZ2(A)
2015-12-29
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2015-10-08
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2015-07-31
dissolution-voluntary-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · SOAS(A)
2015-01-10
gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2014-11-07
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2014-10-29
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2013-11-30