CARLTON COURT, 22 CARLTON ROAD SOUTH (WEYMOUTH) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02049759 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1986-08-26

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

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£9.8k

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other accommodation

Sector: Accommodation & food service

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

27 officers (6 active, 27 linked, 21 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

151 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £9,806

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£10k

↑ 27% YoY

Current Assets

£11k

↑ 22% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£9.8k	£7.7k
Current assets	£11.3k	£9.2k
Net assets	£9.8k	£7.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand

2025-11-18
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officers · CH01
2025-11-18
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officers · TM01
2025-11-18
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officers · TM01
2025-11-17
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HORTON, Leslie Derek resigned
director
2025-11-17
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KING, Michelle Sau resigned
director
2025-09-01
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accounts · AA
2024-09-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-05
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accounts · AA
2022-10-26
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officers · AP01
2022-10-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-10-07
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LE VESCONTE, Andrew Paul appointed
director
2022-10-07
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PEVERILL, Emma Lisa resigned
director
2022-02-25
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-11-30
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accounts · AA
2020-11-06
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accounts · AA
2019-11-09
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accounts · AA
2019-05-18
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accounts · AA
2019-03-11
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officers · AP01
2019-03-08
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officers · TM01
2019-02-15
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THIRKETTLE, Julian Andrew appointed
secretary
2019-02-15
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THIRKETTLE, Julian Andrew resigned
secretary
2019-02-15
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2019-02-15
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2018-11-30
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PEVERILL, Emma Lisa appointed
director
2018-11-30
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PUGH, Richard Jospeh resigned
director
2014-12-06
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PUGH, Jeanette resigned
director
2012-07-02
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RIMMER, Matthew David appointed
director
2012-07-01
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RUSSELL, Stephen Michael resigned
director
2011-04-01
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HORTON, Leslie Derek appointed
director
2011-04-01
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KING, Michelle Sau appointed
director
2011-03-31
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MILRAY HARDMAN, Francia Mary resigned
director
2008-12-01
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BOWDEN, Carol Ann resigned
secretary
2008-12-01
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THIRKETTLE, Julian Andrew appointed
secretary
2007-06-29
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THIRKETTLE, Julian Andrew appointed
director
2007-06-29
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SPAREY, Natasha Leanne resigned
director
2006-05-05
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SHORT, Emma resigned
director
2006-05-05
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SPAREY, Natasha Leanne appointed
director
2006-05-04
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PUGH, Jeanette appointed
director
2006-05-04
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PUGH, Richard Jospeh appointed
director
2005-07-29
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HATTON, Christopher Alan resigned
director
2004-06-24
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SHORT, Emma appointed
director
2004-01-30
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OMAN, Brian Henry appointed
director
2004-01-30
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OMAN, Isabella Anastasia appointed
director
2004-01-30
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CHAPMAN, Martin Raymond resigned
director
2004-01-12
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ANDERSON, Pamela resigned
director
2003-07-16
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BOWDEN, Carol Ann appointed
secretary
2003-07-15
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MILRAY HARDMAN, Francia Mary resigned
secretary
2003-06-06
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RUSSELL, Stephen Michael appointed
director
2002-09-01
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MILRAY HARDMAN, Francia Mary appointed
secretary

Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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

1 med ·

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

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

Evidence: HORTON, Leslie Derek resigned 2025-11-17; KING, Michelle Sau resigned 2025-11-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Julian Andrew Thirkettle Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/11/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1986-08-26

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC55900 — Other accommodation

Registered office

19 Spinnaker View Weston Road

Weymouth

Dorset

DT4 8JG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-20

Last: 2025-11-06