CARILLION PLANT & TRANSPORT LIMITED

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01389937 · ltd · incorporated 1978-09-20

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

—

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Opportunity

62/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 7499

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 68). 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 (45/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

19 officers (3 active, 19 linked, 11 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

13 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

3 filings

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

62/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand

2019-02-20
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restoration-order-of-court
restoration · AC92
2004-12-03
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GEORGE, Timothy Francis appointed
director
2004-12-03
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CARILLION NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2001-12-01
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FITZHUGH, Dirk Olaf resigned
director
2001-12-01
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CARILLION NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-director
2001-05-16
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MILLS, Lee James appointed
director
2001-05-16
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FITZHUGH, Dirk Olaf appointed
director
2001-05-16
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SHARPLES, Bernard John resigned
director
2001-04-30
➖
MCEWAN, Euan resigned
director
1999-12-09
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ENGSTROM, Bertil Staffan resigned
director
1999-12-09
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MCEWAN, Euan appointed
director
1999-12-09
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SHARPLES, Bernard John appointed
director
1999-09-29
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GEORGE, Timothy Francis appointed
secretary
1999-09-29
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MCEWAN, Euan resigned
secretary
1999-07-30
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TOCK, Brian Leslie resigned
director
1996-07-01
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MCCORMACK, James Joseph resigned
secretary
1996-07-01
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MCEWAN, Euan appointed
secretary
1996-03-01
➖
BORT, Stefan Edward resigned
secretary
1996-03-01
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MCCORMACK, James Joseph appointed
secretary
1996-03-01
➖
BORT, Stefan Edward resigned
director
1996-03-01
➕
ENGSTROM, Bertil Staffan appointed
director
1996-03-01
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TOCK, Brian Leslie appointed
director
1996-03-01
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WAGHORN, Richard Seymour resigned
director
1996-02-21
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BORT, Stefan Edward appointed
secretary
1996-02-21
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LEVEN, Steven resigned
secretary
1994-12-23
➖
BORT, Stefan Edward resigned
secretary
1994-12-23
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BORT, Stefan Edward appointed
director
1994-12-23
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BRANT, Dennis resigned
director
1994-12-23
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WAGHORN, Richard Seymour appointed
director
1994-07-01
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BORT, Stefan Edward appointed
secretary
1994-07-01
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INGRAM, Peter William Irving resigned
secretary
1994-07-01
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LEVEN, Steven appointed
secretary
1993-06-04
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WYKES, Robert Henry Francis resigned
director
1987-01-01
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selection-of-documents-registered-before-January-1987
historical · PRE87
1978-09-20
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Company incorporated
As CARILLION PLANT & TRANSPORT LIMITED
1978-09-20
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incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

83/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 68 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

81/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 68. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 48 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

2 high ·

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: 2010-09-30

Confirmation statement overdue

high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2017-01-04

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