A. J. AND N. M. CARR LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
01838963 · ltd · incorporated 1984-08-07
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 37.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49390
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 6 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · oldest 37.2y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 37.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — 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.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
101 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Oct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Average employees1000900

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-09-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-07-01
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    CARR, Norah Mary resigned
    director
  5. 2025-05-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-03-22
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    CARR, Allen James resigned
    director
  7. 2024-07-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-06-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-07-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-07-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-05-22
    ➕
    FORDHAM, Annetta appointed
    secretary
  13. 2019-05-22
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2019-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2019-05-16
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-05-13
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    CARR, Louise Grace appointed
    director
  17. 2019-05-13
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    CARR, Rosemary Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2019-05-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-05-02
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2019-04-26
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    DALE, Janet resigned
    secretary
  21. 2018-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-05-15
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  23. 2009-11-20
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  24. 2009-02-05
    ➖
    DALE, Janet resigned
    director
  25. 2006-10-13
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  26. 2002-10-08
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  27. 2002-09-17
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  28. 1996-06-24
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  29. 1989-03-28
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  30. 1984-08-07
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    Company incorporated
    As A. J. AND N. M. CARR LIMITED

Owner dependency

89/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +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 "CARR" — strong identity link between founder and business.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 58 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 58. Early succession window.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 42 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 low
6 live charges
low

Heavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Allen James Carr
Individual · British · DOB 07/1939 · age 87
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mrs Norah Mary Carr
Individual · British · DOB 02/1937 · age 89
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1984-08-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49390 — SIC 49390

Registered office

Pivington Works
Pluckley
Ashford
Kent
TN27 0PG

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last: 2026-05-17

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

FORDHAM, Annetta→
secretary · appointed 2019-05-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Louise Grace→
director · ~58y · appointed 2019-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CARR, Rosemary Ann→
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-05-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DALE, Janet→
secretary · resigned 2019-04-26
Resigned
CARR, Allen James→
director · ~87y · resigned 2025-03-22
Resigned
CARR, Norah Mary→
director · ~89y · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned
DALE, Janet→
director · ~92y · resigned 2009-02-05
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

6
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:6 of 6 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge2 properties20/11/2009—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property13/10/2006—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property08/10/2002—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property17/09/2002—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property24/06/1996—
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal mortgage1 property28/03/1989—
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Recent filings (101 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-16
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-17