CARBON (SOUTH) LIMITED

🌱Startupactive
SC844711 · ltd · incorporated 2025-04-10
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
not disclosed
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
65/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 65/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (57/100)

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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
65/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 90 days
13
filings
  • 6 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 capital
Last 180 days
13
filings
  • 6 officers
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
  • 2 capital
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-14
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  2. 2026-02-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2026-02-10
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  4. 2026-02-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2026-02-10
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  6. 2026-02-10
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  7. 2026-02-10
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    capital-name-of-class-of-shares
    capital · SH08
  8. 2026-02-09
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2026-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2026-02-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2026-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2026-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2026-02-09
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2025-12-10
    GREEN, Ryan appointed
    director
  15. 2025-12-10
    HUNTER, Stewart appointed
    director
  16. 2025-12-10
    SIMPSON, Scott Andrew appointed
    director
  17. 2025-12-10
    YULE, Colin Robert appointed
    director
  18. 2025-12-10
    ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigned
    director
  19. 2025-12-10
    GARDNER, Ross Scott resigned
    director
  20. 2025-06-11
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  21. 2025-04-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARBON (SOUTH) LIMITED
  22. 2025-04-10
    STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2025-04-10
    ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2025-04-10
    GARDNER, Ross Scott appointed
    director
  25. 2025-04-10
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

45/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Young company: Only 1.0 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

Succession & seller-readiness

30/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

Red flags

2 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles resigned 2025-12-10; GARDNER, Ross Scott resigned 2025-12-10

Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2025-06-11: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Carbon Group (U.K.) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Carbon Group (U.K.) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
CARBON (SOUTH) LIMITED
This company · SC844711

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Carbon Group (U.K.) Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control10/12/2025
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Stronachs Nominees Limitedceased 10/12/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2025-04-10
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

28 Albyn Place
Aberdeen
AB10 1YL
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to:
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-04-23
Last:

Officers (5 active · 2 resigned)

STRONACHS SECRETARIES LIMITED
corporate-secretary · appointed 2025-04-10
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Active
GREEN, Ryan
director · ~46y · appointed 2025-12-10
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Active
HUNTER, Stewart
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-12-10
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Active
SIMPSON, Scott Andrew
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-12-10
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Active
YULE, Colin Robert
director · ~57y · appointed 2025-12-10
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Active
ARMSTRONG, Callum Charles
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-04-10 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned
GARDNER, Ross Scott
director · ~49y · appointed 2025-04-10 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (15 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-10
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2026-02-10
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2026-02-10
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-02-10
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-02-10
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-02-10
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-09
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-02-09
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2025-06-11
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-04-10