CARSON LTS GROUP LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC453663 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-02
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£168.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
38 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £168,649
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£169k
↑ 230% YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £168.6k | £51.1k |
| Net assets | £168.6k | £51.1k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2025-12-03📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-08-25📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2017-08-25📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2017-08-03📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-datedocument-replacement · RP04AR01
- 2017-08-03📄second-filing-of-annual-return-with-made-up-datedocument-replacement · RP04AR01
- 2013-07-02🏢Company incorporatedAs CARSON LTS GROUP LIMITED
- 2013-07-02➕CARDIFF, Douglas James appointeddirector
- 2013-07-02➕MORRISON, John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Carson Group Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Carson Group Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CARSON LTS GROUP LIMITED
This company · SC453663
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carson Group Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 28/11/2025 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Morrisonceased 28/11/2025· 25-50% shares
- Mr Douglas James Cardiffceased 28/11/2025· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103
Registered office
3 Deerdykes Road
Westfield Industrial Estate
Cumbernauld
North Lanarkshire
G68 9HF
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-16
Last: 2025-07-02
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
CARDIFF, Douglas James→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2013-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
MORRISON, John→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2013-07-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Recent filings (38 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-17