GEOTHERMAL INVESTMENTS LTD

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SC461896 · ltd · incorporated 2013-10-21
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of venture and development capital companies
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-12-28
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  5. 2022-12-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2022-12-03
    CARLING, Graeme Robert appointed
    director
  7. 2022-12-03
    PREMIUM HOLDINGS INC resigned
    corporate-director
  8. 2022-12-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  9. 2022-12-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2022-10-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2022-10-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-10-27
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  13. 2022-10-24
    CARLING, Graeme Robert resigned
    director
  14. 2022-10-24
    CARLING, Leanne resigned
    director
  15. 2022-10-24
    PREMIUM HOLDINGS INC appointed
    corporate-director
  16. 2022-09-16
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2021-09-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-11-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  20. 2020-01-07
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2019-11-19
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2019-08-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-01-23
    CARLING, Leanne appointed
    director
  24. 2013-10-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As GEOTHERMAL INVESTMENTS LTD
  25. 2013-10-21
    CARLING, Graeme Robert appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Graeme Robert Carling
Individual · British · DOB 01/1974 · age 52
5075%
50-75% shares31/05/2017

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

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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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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
Incorporated2013-10-21
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC64303 — Activities of venture and development capital companies

Registered office

165 Brook Street
Broughty Ferry
Dundee
DD5 1DJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

CARLING, Graeme Robert
director · ~52y · appointed 2022-12-03
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Active
CARLING, Graeme Robert
director · ~52y · appointed 2013-10-21 · resigned 2022-10-24
Resigned
CARLING, Leanne
director · ~46y · appointed 2018-01-23 · resigned 2022-10-24
Resigned
PREMIUM HOLDINGS INC
corporate-director · appointed 2022-10-24 · resigned 2022-12-03
Resigned

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Recent filings (46 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-08-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-08-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2022-12-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-12-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-12-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-12-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-27
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2022-10-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-09-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-06