CARLTON GILRUTH NOMINEES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC151862 · ltd · incorporated 1994-07-06
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of head offices
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
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Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
18 officers (3 active, 18 linked, 15 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
109 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-11-30 | 2023-11-30 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (51 events)Click to expand
- 2025-05-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-06📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-11-06📄change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH04
- 2024-11-06📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-18➖SNEDDON, Douglas resigneddirector
- 2022-08-18➖WILLIAMSON, Charles Fraser Scott resigneddirector
- 2022-08-17➖GRUNENBERG, Petra Anna Frieda Cornelia resigneddirector
- 2022-08-17📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-08-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-07-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-07-16📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2019-07-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-14➖DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn resigneddirector
- 2019-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-08-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-07-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-30➕MCDOWALL, Laura appointeddirector
- 2013-05-28➕DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn appointeddirector
- 2013-03-31➖GORDON, Donald Neil resigneddirector
- 2013-03-31➖HUTCHESON, Donald Henry Cameron resigneddirector
- 2011-03-31➖SCOTT, Philip Cameron resigneddirector
- 2010-08-10➖GOW, David Charles resigneddirector
- 2008-06-24➕GRUNENBERG, Petra Anna Frieda Cornelia appointeddirector
- 2008-06-24➕SCOTT, Philip Cameron appointeddirector
- 2008-04-01➕BLACKADDERS LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-04-01➖BLACKADDERS resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2008-03-31➖LOVEGROVE, Barbara resigneddirector
- 2006-04-13➖YOUNG, Dennis James resigneddirector
- 2002-07-23➖GOW, David Charles resignedsecretary
- 2002-07-23➕BLACKADDERS appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2002-07-02➕CLARK, Johnston Peter Campbell appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➕GOW, David Charles appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➕HUTCHESON, Donald Henry Cameron appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➕LOVEGROVE, Barbara appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➖SCOTT, Philip Cameron resigneddirector
- 2002-07-02➕SNEDDON, Douglas appointeddirector
- 2002-07-02➕YOUNG, Dennis James appointeddirector
- 1999-06-30➖DRON, Lesley Katherine resigneddirector
- 1998-06-02➕SCOTT, Philip Cameron appointeddirector
- 1997-11-30➖REID, David Baird resigneddirector
- 1996-10-03➕DRON, Lesley Katherine appointeddirector
- 1994-07-06🏢Company incorporatedAs CARLTON GILRUTH NOMINEES LIMITED
- 1994-07-06➕GOW, David Charles appointedsecretary
- 1994-07-06➕GORDON, Donald Neil appointeddirector
- 1994-07-06➕REID, David Baird appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 51 events
Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. 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 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 32 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Blackadders Llp is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Blackadders Llp
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CARLTON GILRUTH NOMINEES LIMITED
This company · SC151862
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Blackadders Llp Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-07-06
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices
Registered office
Blackadders Llp
10 Euclid Crescent
Dundee
DD1 1AG
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-20
Last: 2025-07-06
Officers (3 active · 15 resigned)
BLACKADDERS LLP→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2008-04-01
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CLARK, Johnston Peter Campbell→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2002-07-02
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MCDOWALL, Laura→
Activedirector · ~43y · appointed 2017-06-30
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GOW, David Charles→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1994-07-06 · resigned 2002-07-23
BLACKADDERS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2002-07-23 · resigned 2008-04-01
DARROCH, Lindsay Duncan Gunn→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2013-05-28 · resigned 2019-06-14
DRON, Lesley Katherine→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1996-10-03 · resigned 1999-06-30
GORDON, Donald Neil→
Resigneddirector · ~75y · appointed 1994-07-06 · resigned 2013-03-31
GOW, David Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2010-08-10
GRUNENBERG, Petra Anna Frieda Cornelia→
Resigneddirector · ~54y · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2022-08-17
HUTCHESON, Donald Henry Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2013-03-31
LOVEGROVE, Barbara→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2008-03-31
REID, David Baird→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1994-07-06 · resigned 1997-11-30
SCOTT, Philip Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2008-06-24 · resigned 2011-03-31
SCOTT, Philip Cameron→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 1998-06-02 · resigned 2002-07-02
SNEDDON, Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~68y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2022-08-18
WILLIAMSON, Charles Fraser Scott→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1994-07-06 · resigned 2022-08-18
YOUNG, Dennis James→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 2002-07-02 · resigned 2006-04-13
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Recent filings (109 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-27
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-11-06
change-corporate-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH04
2024-11-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-08-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-08-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-07-22