TEAM CARRICK-SMITH LTD

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SC818418 · ltd · incorporated 2024-08-05
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other sports activities
Sector: Arts, entertainment & recreation
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
2 filings — limited history
30
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

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 (4 events)Click to expand
  1. 2024-08-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As TEAM CARRICK-SMITH LTD
  2. 2024-08-05
    CARRICK-ANDERSON, Emma Claire appointed
    director
  3. 2024-08-05
    SMITH, Philip John appointed
    director
  4. 2024-08-05
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

93/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "SMITH" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Young company: Only 1.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Philip John Smith
Individual · British · DOB 12/1960 · age 66
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/08/2024
Mrs Emma Claire Carrick-Anderson
Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51
2550%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting05/08/2024

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
Incorporated2024-08-05
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC93199 — Other sports activities

Registered office

Dunollie
Back Of Keppoch
Arisaig
PH39 4NS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-05-05
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-18
Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARRICK-ANDERSON, Emma Claire
director · ~51y · appointed 2024-08-05
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Active
SMITH, Philip John
director · ~66y · appointed 2024-08-05
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Active

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Recent filings (2 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-10
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-08-05