CARBON ZERO HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC661254 · ltd · incorporated 2020-05-14
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 May 2024
Net worth
£100
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of financial services holding companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed holding with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 53/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Opportunity Score
53/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
46
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £100

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£100
~ YoY
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£20£40£60£80£100May 2023May 2024

Hover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-05-312023-05-31
Total assets£100£100
Net assets£100£100

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
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-11
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  3. 2025-05-31
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  4. 2025-05-23
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2025-05-21
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  6. 2025-04-29
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  7. 2024-11-06
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  8. 2024-11-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-11-06
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2024-10-24
    MACKMAN, Robert Frederick Kirby appointed
    director
  11. 2024-10-24
    MACKMAN, James Richard Kirby resigned
    director
  12. 2024-09-06
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2024-07-30
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2023-07-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-06-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-05-10
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  17. 2022-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-05-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2021-05-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2021-04-26
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2021-04-25
    CUNNINGHAM, Daniel resigned
    director
  22. 2021-04-25
    MACKMAN, James Richard Kirby appointed
    director
  23. 2021-04-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  24. 2020-05-14
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARBON ZERO HOLDINGS LTD
  25. 2020-05-14
    CUNNINGHAM, Daniel appointed
    director
  26. 2020-05-14
    📄
    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

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

2 high · 1 low
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-02-28

Confirmation statement overdue
high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2025-12-20

Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Group structure

Carbon Zero Partners Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Carbon Zero Partners Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CARBON ZERO HOLDINGS LTD
This company · SC661254

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Carbon Zero Partners Llp
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/05/2020
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr James Richard Kirby Mackmanceased 24/10/2024· significant influence

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2020-05-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64205 — Activities of financial services holding companies

Registered office

The Stables
Harvieston Estate
Gorebridge
EH23 4QA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-02-28OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2025-12-20OVERDUE
Last: 2024-12-06

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

MACKMAN, Robert Frederick Kirby
director · ~21y · appointed 2024-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CUNNINGHAM, Daniel
director · ~42y · appointed 2020-05-14 · resigned 2021-04-25
Resigned
MACKMAN, James Richard Kirby
director · ~24y · appointed 2021-04-25 · resigned 2024-10-24
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2026-01-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-11
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-23
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-05-21
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-04-29
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-11-06
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-11-06
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-06
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-05
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12