CARTER'S COUNTRY CONSULTANTS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

SC306835 · ltd · incorporated 2006-08-15

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£12.0k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 64-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 64). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

48 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Positive net assets

Net assets £11,997

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£12k

↑ 42% YoY

Current Assets

£18k

↑ 55% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£12.0k	£8.5k
Current assets	£18.5k	£11.9k
Net assets	£12.0k	£8.5k

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand

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2023-03-16
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2021-11-15
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2020-01-07
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2017-03-07
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2016-02-26
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2015-09-02
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2009-04-06
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CARTER, Peter John resigned
director
2008-08-15
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP resigned
corporate-secretary
2007-11-26
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IAIN SMITH & COMPANY resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2007-11-26
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MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP appointed
corporate-secretary
2006-09-20
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CARTER, June Allan appointed
director
2006-09-20
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CARTER, Peter John appointed
director
2006-09-20
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ISANDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
corporate-director
2006-08-15
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Company incorporated
As CARTER'S COUNTRY CONSULTANTS LIMITED
2006-08-15
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IAIN SMITH & COMPANY appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-08-15
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ISANDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
corporate-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 "CARTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100

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 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs June Allan Carter Individual · Scottish · DOB 06/1962 · age 64	75–100%	—	board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · board control · significant influence	15/08/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-08-15

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC70229 — Management consultancy activities other than financial management

Registered office

Lochsyde

Mill Of Artloch, Longhill

Huntly

AB54 4XA

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-29

Last: 2025-08-15

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CARTER, June Allan→

director · ~64y · appointed 2006-09-20

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Active

IAIN SMITH & COMPANY→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2007-11-26

Resigned

MACLAY MURRAY & SPENS LLP→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-26 · resigned 2008-08-15

Resigned

CARTER, Peter John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2006-09-20 · resigned 2009-04-06

Resigned

ISANDCO DIRECTORS LIMITED→

corporate-director · appointed 2006-08-15 · resigned 2006-09-20

Resigned

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