CARRIER TRANSICOLD (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

01080363 · ltd · incorporated 1972-11-06

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 32.6y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Sector: Wholesale & retail

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 32.6y

85/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 32.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

31 officers (5 active, 31 linked, 24 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

193 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (73 events)Click to expand

2025-12-01
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2025-03-11
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2024-12-06
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accounts · AA
2024-08-15
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officers · CH01
2023-11-09
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accounts · AA
2023-03-01
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officers · AP01
2023-02-28
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officers · TM01
2023-02-24
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DANIELS, Mark appointed
director
2023-02-16
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WAINWRIGHT, Andrew resigned
director
2023-01-10
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officers · TM01
2022-12-31
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FORSTER, John Thomas resigned
director
2022-11-18
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accounts · AA
2021-11-03
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accounts · AA
2021-03-03
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officers · TM02
2021-01-21
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officers · TM01
2021-01-21
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officers · TM01
2021-01-21
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officers · AP03
2021-01-21
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officers · AP01
2021-01-21
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officers · AP01
2021-01-20
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OWEN, Rachel Kirsty appointed
secretary
2021-01-20
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BELL, James Andrew appointed
director
2021-01-20
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OWEN, Rachel Kirsty appointed
director
2021-01-14
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KNIGHT, Paul resigned
director
2021-01-03
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ROSS, John resigned
secretary
2021-01-03
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ROSS, John William Joseph resigned
director
2020-12-14
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accounts · AA
2019-12-09
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accounts · AA
2017-01-20
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JONES, Andrew resigned
secretary
2017-01-20
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ROSS, John appointed
secretary
2017-01-20
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JONES, Andrew resigned
director
2017-01-20
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ROSS, John appointed
director
2017-01-20
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ROSS, John resigned
director
2016-02-16
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CALVO ALCALA, Victor resigned
director
2016-02-01
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GUEGUEN, Bertrand Jean-Perre resigned
director
2015-03-18
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WAINWRIGHT, Andrew appointed
director
2015-03-13
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GRACE, Justin Alexander resigned
director
2013-07-19
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GRACE, Justin Alexander resigned
secretary
2013-07-19
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JONES, Andrew appointed
secretary
2013-07-19
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DUYSTERS, Johan Henri resigned
director
2013-07-19
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JONES, Andrew appointed
director
2012-10-26
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Charge satisfied #1
2009-12-03
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GUEGUEN, Bertrand Jean-Perre appointed
director
2009-12-03
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TAYLOR, Neil resigned
director
2009-03-23
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CALVO ALCALA, Victor appointed
director
2009-03-23
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DUYSTERS, Johan Henri appointed
director
2009-03-23
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FORSTER, John Thomas appointed
director
2009-03-23
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ROSS, John William Joseph appointed
director
2007-01-15
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DARGAN, Scott Thomas appointed
director
2007-01-15
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GRACE, Justin Alexander appointed
secretary
2007-01-15
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KNIGHT, Paul resigned
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 73 events

Owner dependency

50/100

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.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

53/100

Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS

secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 54 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.)

Group structure

Matlock Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Matlock Holdings Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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CARRIER TRANSICOLD (UK) LIMITED

This company · 01080363

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
Matlock Holdings Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	07/05/2019

1 historic (ceased) PSC

United Technologies Holdings Limitedceased 07/05/2019· 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

Incorporated1972-11-06

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC46690 — Wholesale of other machinery and equipment

Registered office

Willis Carrier House

260 Cygnet Court Centre Park

Warrington

Cheshire

WA1 1RR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-08-31

Last made up to: 2024-11-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-03-24

Last: 2026-03-10