CARSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC481010 · ltd · incorporated 2014-06-27
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£1.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
64/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed trade-services with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 64/100 (worth a look), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
64/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,418

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£1k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£14k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£3k£5k£8k£11k£14kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£16.2k£16.2k
Current assets£13.7k£13.7k
Net assets£1.4k£1.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-31
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  3. 2025-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-27
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-03-17
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2025-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  7. 2025-03-17
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  8. 2024-04-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-04-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2024-01-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2021-06-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-10-21
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2020-10-20
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2020-03-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  17. 2019-12-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2019-12-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2019-09-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2014-06-27
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    Company incorporated
    As CARSON ENGINEERING SERVICES LTD
  21. 2014-06-27
    CARSON, Brian John appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-10

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Brian John Carson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1976 · age 50
5075%
50–75%50-75% shares · 50-75% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Melanie Carson
Individual · British · DOB 05/1980 · age 46
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2017

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
Incorporated2014-06-27
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Fowler's Wood
Culbokie
Dingwall
IV7 8GY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-02-10OVERDUE
Last: 2025-01-27

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

CARSON, Brian John
director · ~50y · appointed 2014-06-27
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Recent filings (41 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-03-31
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-05-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-17
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-17
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16