CARSON GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED

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SC870634 · ltd · incorporated 2025-11-19
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
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 52103
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (56/100)

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
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
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
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
5
filings
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 1 officers
  • 1 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  2. 2025-12-03
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  3. 2025-12-03
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  4. 2025-12-03
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  5. 2025-11-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARSON GROUP HOLDINGS LIMITED
  6. 2025-11-19
    CARDIFF, Douglas James appointed
    director
  7. 2025-11-19
    MORRISON, John appointed
    director
  8. 2025-11-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

71/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Young company: Only 0.4 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 63. 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 Douglas James Cardiff
Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62
25–50%25-50% voting28/11/2025
Mr John Morrison
Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63
25–50%25-50% voting19/11/2025

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
Incorporated2025-11-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC52103 — SIC 52103

Registered office

3 Deerdykes Road
Cumbernauld
Glasgow
G68 9HF
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-19
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-02
Last:

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

CARDIFF, Douglas James
director · ~62y · appointed 2025-11-19
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Active
MORRISON, John
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-11-19
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Active

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Recent filings (5 total)

change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-12-03
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-03
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-12-03
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-11-19