CARBON GROUP (U.K.) LIMITED

🌿Early-stageactive

SC712713 · ltd · incorporated 2021-10-20

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£550.5k

book net assets

Opportunity

75/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Sector: Administrative & support services

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

8 officers (6 active, 8 linked, 7 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

29 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

75/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £550,485

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£550k

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£550.5k	£550.5k
Debtors	£50.5k	£50.5k
Net assets	£550.5k	£550.5k

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

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2025-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-21
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-12-18
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accounts · AA
2024-01-31
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incorporation · MA
2024-01-31
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-01-31
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capital · SH08
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-10
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accounts · AA01
2022-06-06
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-06-06
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-06-06
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capital · SH01
2022-06-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-06
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-05-24
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officers · AP01
2022-05-24
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officers · TM01
2022-05-24
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-05-24
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-05-24
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officers · AP01
2022-05-24
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officers · AP01
2022-05-09
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DEVINE, Paul Michael appointed
director
2022-05-09
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GRAY, Graham appointed
director
2022-05-09
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GREEN, Ryan appointed
director
2022-05-09
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SIMPSON, Scott Andrew appointed
director
2022-05-09
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YULE, Colin Robert appointed
director
2022-05-09
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DONALD, Malcolm James Robert resigned
director
2022-05-09
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FORBES, Neil David resigned
director
2021-10-20
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Company incorporated
As CARBON GROUP (U.K.) LIMITED
2021-10-20
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STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2021-10-20
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DONALD, Malcolm James Robert appointed
director
2021-10-20
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FORBES, Neil David appointed
director

Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Graham Gray Individual · British · DOB 02/1976 · age 50	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	09/05/2022
Mr Colin Robert Yule Individual · British · DOB 01/1969 · age 57	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	09/05/2022

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Stronachs Nominees Limitedceased 09/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2021-10-20

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Albyn Place

Aberdeen

AB10 1YL

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-02

Last: 2025-10-19