CARCLO SECURITIES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
00379900 · ltd · incorporated 1943-04-07
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
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueStrong 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (59/100)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
22 officers (1 active, 22 linked, 16 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
142 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.
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 (59 events)Click to expand
- 2025-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-04📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-04-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-04-01➕TICHIAS, Ian Alan appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31➖HUTCHINSON, Eric George resigneddirector
- 2024-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2024-06-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-08-23📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-23📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-21➖BEDFORD, David Michael resigneddirector
- 2023-08-21➕HUTCHINSON, Eric George appointeddirector
- 2023-07-28📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-07-28📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-07-28📄statement-of-companys-objectschange-of-constitution · CC04
- 2023-06-26📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-06-20➖WAKES, Angela resignedsecretary
- 2023-05-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-05-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-12➖WESTGARTH, Lee George resigneddirector
- 2022-11-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-11-14➕BEDFORD, David Michael appointeddirector
- 2022-08-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-11-17📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2021-10-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-04➖COLE, Richard Andrew resignedsecretary
- 2019-10-04➕WAKES, Angela appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-30➕COLE, Richard Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2019-08-30➖OTTAWAY, Richard John resignedsecretary
- 2019-08-30➖OTTAWAY, Richard John resigneddirector
- 2019-08-30➕WESTGARTH, Lee George appointeddirector
- 2015-03-31➖COOK, Eric resignedsecretary
- 2015-03-31➕OTTAWAY, Richard John appointedsecretary
- 2015-03-31➖COOK, Eric resigneddirector
- 2015-03-31➕OTTAWAY, Richard John appointeddirector
- 2011-06-30➖ROTHERY, Darren Keith resigneddirector
- 2004-02-29➖MAWE, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2004-02-29➕ROTHERY, Darren Keith appointeddirector
- 1999-09-03➕MAWE, Christopher appointeddirector
- 1999-07-30➖ADAM, David William resigneddirector
- 1997-09-30➖HOLLAND, Charles Grahame resigneddirector
- 1997-06-30➕COOK, Eric appointedsecretary
- 1997-06-30➖CUERDEN, Alan resignedsecretary
- 1997-06-30➕COOK, Eric appointeddirector
- 1997-06-30➖CUERDEN, Alan resigneddirector
- 1995-08-09➖EWART, John Walter Douglas resigneddirector
- 1995-06-30➖CRIDLAND, Alastair Ryan resigneddirector
- 1995-06-30➖IBBERSON, William Robert resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 59 events
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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 signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
Carclo Plc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Carclo Plc
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CARCLO SECURITIES LIMITED
This company · 00379900
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carclo Plc Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Active · Other · CR postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRENDA MICHELLE WEEKS LIMITED→ 16690800 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BRYMILL STOCKHOLDERS LIMITED→ 00452724 · est 1948 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 77y | — | — |
| CARCLO INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 00205701 · est 1925 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 100y | — | — |
| CARCLO TECHNICAL PLASTICS (SLOUGH) LIMITED→ 00315171 · est 1936 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 89y | — | — |
| CARCLO ZEPHYR LIMITED→ 00931252 · est 1968 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 57y | — | — |
| CARES AND CONSULTING LTD→ 15964273 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| CARIDON HOLDINGS LLP→ OC399181 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 11y | — | — |
| CARPET CORNER LIMITED→ 07056335 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
| CARTER WILLIS LLP→ OC424519 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| CARVERMOR & CO LLP→ OC459349 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CASA DE ORACION UK LTD→ 12392968 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 6y | — | — |
| CASSOMA PROPERTIES LLP→ OC432373 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1943-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
47 Wates Way
Mitcham
Surrey
CR4 4HR
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-04
Last: 2025-09-20
Officers (1 active · 21 resigned)
TICHIAS, Ian Alan→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-04-01
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COLE, Richard Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-08-30 · resigned 2019-10-04
COOK, Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-06-30 · resigned 2015-03-31
CUERDEN, Alan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 1997-06-30
HARWOOD, John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1995-02-03
OTTAWAY, Richard John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2019-08-30
WAKES, Angela→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-10-04 · resigned 2023-06-20
ADAM, David William→
Resigneddirector · ~78y · appointed 1994-06-30 · resigned 1999-07-30
BEDFORD, David Michael→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2022-11-14 · resigned 2023-08-21
COOK, Eric→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 1997-06-30 · resigned 2015-03-31
CRIDLAND, Alastair Ryan→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1994-06-30 · resigned 1995-06-30
CUERDEN, Alan→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 1997-06-30
EWART, John Walter Douglas→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · resigned 1995-08-09
HOLLAND, Charles Grahame→
Resigneddirector · ~89y · appointed 1995-02-03 · resigned 1997-09-30
HUTCHINSON, Eric George→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-08-21 · resigned 2025-03-31
IBBERSON, William Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1995-06-30
LOGAN BROWN, Graham Robert→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · resigned 1995-06-30
MARSHALL, Peter Clements→
Resigneddirector · ~95y · resigned 1995-06-30
MAWE, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 1999-09-03 · resigned 2004-02-29
OTTAWAY, Richard John→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-03-31 · resigned 2019-08-30
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Recent filings (142 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-04
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-27
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-06-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-23
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-23
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-07-28
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2023-07-28
statement-of-companys-objects
change-of-constitution · CC04
2023-07-28
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-06-26