ANTHONY CAREY LIMITED
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 86). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 52.3y
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 52.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-06-30 | 2024-06-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £910.0k | £762.9k |
| Cash | £70.6k | £71.0k |
| Net assets | £743.7k | £634.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2026-02-20📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2021-02-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 1999-07-21🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 1999-07-21🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Nationwide Building Society
- 1979-06-22🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1978-06-02🔒Charge registered #4Lender: M B Blamires
- 1976-03-16🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1974-09-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1974-03-29🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank LTD
- 1973-07-30🏢Company incorporatedAs ANTHONY CAREY LIMITED
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CAREY" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 86 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 86 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 53 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Anthony William David Carey Individual · British · DOB 07/1940 · age 86 | 50–75% | 50–75% | board control50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · board control | 01/07/2016 |
Mrs Iris Diana Carey Individual · British · DOB 05/1941 · age 85 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/07/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Legal charge | 1 property | 21/07/1999 | — | |
| outstanding | Nationwide Nationwide Building Society | Debenture | 1 property | 21/07/1999 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 22/06/1979 | — | |
| outstanding | M B Blamires | Legal charge | 1 property | 02/06/1978 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/03/1976 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Legal charge | 1 property | 16/09/1974 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank LTD | Charge | 1 property | 29/03/1974 | — |