CARACAL LYNX LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
SC826823 · ltd · incorporated 2024-10-24
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
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£-309
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Information technology consultancy activities
Sector: Information & communication
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 62090Other information technology service activities
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (69/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
5 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £309
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£789
Net Worth
-£309
Current Assets
£789
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-10-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.4k |
| Current assets | £789 |
| Cash | £789 |
| Net assets | £-309 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-07-01➕SCOTT, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2025-07-01➕SCOTT, Duncan Edward Johnson appointeddirector
- 2024-10-24🏢Company incorporatedAs CARACAL LYNX LIMITED
- 2024-10-24➕SCOTT, Carolyn Ann appointeddirector
- 2024-10-24➕SCOTT, Michael Charles appointeddirector
- 2024-10-24📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
68/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Charles Scott Individual · British · DOB 04/1963 · age 63 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/10/2024 |
Mrs Carolyn Ann Scott Individual · British · DOB 03/1960 · age 66 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 24/10/2024 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2024-10-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC62020 — Information technology consultancy activities
Registered office
31 Canberra Road
Gretna
DG16 5DP
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
SCOTT, Andrew James→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2025-07-01
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SCOTT, Carolyn Ann→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2024-10-24
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SCOTT, Duncan Edward Johnson→
Activedirector · ~33y · appointed 2025-07-01
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SCOTT, Michael Charles→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2024-10-24
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Recent filings (5 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-07-02
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2024-10-24