THE CARBETHECO TRUST

⚰️Wound downdissolved
SC471062 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 2014-02-26
Investment thesis
Company dissolved — not a live target.
Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.
Why risky: Not transactable.
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Turnover
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year to Feb 2018
Net worth
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Opportunity
56/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Research and experimental development on biotechnology
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed unclear — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 56/100 (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: medium (64/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
16 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
56/100Worth 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
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2018-02-28

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2019-07-30
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    gazette-dissolved-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ2
  2. 2019-07-30
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    Company dissolved
  3. 2019-05-14
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  4. 2018-11-27
    ➖
    KINDNESS, John Lawrie resigned
    director
  5. 2018-11-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2018-11-27
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2018-11-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2017-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2016-11-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2016-03-23
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  11. 2015-11-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2015-05-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2015-04-01
    ➖
    FAIRCLOUGH, Derek Hayes resigned
    director
  14. 2015-03-17
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    annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2014-07-17
    ➖
    HOSIE, Graeme David resigned
    director
  16. 2014-07-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  17. 2014-06-25
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name
    officers · AP01
  18. 2014-06-24
    ➕
    WATT, John appointed
    director
  19. 2014-02-26
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As THE CARBETHECO TRUST
  20. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    FAIRCLOUGH, Derek Hayes appointed
    director
  21. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    HOSIE, Graeme David appointed
    director
  22. 2014-02-26
    ➕
    KINDNESS, John Lawrie appointed
    director
  23. 2014-02-26
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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 2019-07-30

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Company details

Statusdissolved
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated2014-02-26
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC72110 — Research and experimental development on biotechnology

Registered office

22 Dun Cann
Erskine
PA8 7EG
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: —
Last made up to: 2018-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: —
Last: —

Officers (0 active · 3 resigned)

WATT, John→
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-06-24
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Active
FAIRCLOUGH, Derek Hayes→
director · ~77y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2015-04-01
Resigned
HOSIE, Graeme David→
director · ~64y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2014-07-17
Resigned
KINDNESS, John Lawrie→
director · ~61y · appointed 2014-02-26 · resigned 2018-11-27
Resigned

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Recent filings (16 total)

gazette-dissolved-compulsory
gazette · GAZ2
2019-07-30
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2019-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2018-11-27
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2018-11-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2018-11-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2018-04-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2017-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2017-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2016-11-24
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2016-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2015-11-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2015-05-07
annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-no-member-list
annual-return · AR01
2015-03-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2014-07-17
appoint-person-director-company-with-name
officers · AP01
2014-06-25