M CARTNER LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC265566 · ltd · incorporated 2004-03-29
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£-65.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 51102
Sector: Transportation & storage
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 68209Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 1 with DOB)
74
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
60 filings on record
85
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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £65,491

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£65k
↓ 1381% YoY
Current Assets
£9k
↓ 86% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£65k-£39k-£13k£14k£40k£66kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-302024-03-30
Total assets£-32.3k£35.4k
Current assets£9.4k£66.4k
Net assets£-65.5k£-4.4k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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  3. 2024-01-29
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  4. 2023-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  5. 2022-11-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  6. 2021-12-23
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  7. 2021-03-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-23
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  9. 2021-01-07
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    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-06
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  11. 2020-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  12. 2019-12-23
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  13. 2019-01-03
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-12-15
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2007-09-12
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    CARTNER, Anne appointed
    secretary
  17. 2007-09-12
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    CARTNER, Lesley Margaret Jane resigned
    secretary
  18. 2004-03-29
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    Company incorporated
    As M CARTNER LIMITED
  19. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    CARTNER, Mark Thomas appointed
    director
  20. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    CARTNER, Lesley Margaret Jane appointed
    secretary
  21. 2004-03-29
    ➕
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  22. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  23. 2004-03-29
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    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  24. 2004-03-29
    ➖
    YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARTNER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mark Thomas Cartner
Individual · British · DOB 06/1976 · age 50
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2004-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC51102 — SIC 51102

Registered office

51 Rae Street
Dumfries
Dumfriesshire
DG1 1JD

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-30
Last made up to: 2025-03-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-15
Last: 2026-03-01

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

CARTNER, Anne→
secretary · appointed 2007-09-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTNER, Mark Thomas→
director · ~50y · appointed 2004-03-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARTNER, Lesley Margaret Jane→
secretary · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2007-09-12
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned
YORK PLACE COMPANY NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2004-03-29 · resigned 2004-03-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (60 total)

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2026-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-07
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-23
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-01-07