CARNETT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02141394 · ltd · incorporated 1987-06-19
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
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£170
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 45112
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £170

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£170
~ YoY
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£34£68£102£136£170Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£170£170
Net assets£170£170

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-27
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  2. 2025-03-05
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  3. 2024-02-21
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  4. 2022-11-04
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  5. 2022-03-13
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  6. 2021-05-24
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  7. 2019-10-30
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  8. 2019-02-25
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  9. 2017-10-30
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  10. 2017-03-03
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  11. 2016-02-29
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  12. 2015-11-06
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  13. 2015-02-23
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    accounts · AA
  14. 2014-11-01
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    annual-return · AR01
  15. 2013-11-04
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2000-04-10
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    BURNETT, Kathleen Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  17. 2000-04-10
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    HENLEY, Mark David resigned
    secretary
  18. 1997-05-12
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    BURNETT, Peter Frederic resigned
    secretary
  19. 1997-05-12
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    HENLEY, Mark David appointed
    secretary
  20. 1996-11-22
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    SIMPSON-JARRETT, Emma Jane appointed
    director
  21. 1996-11-21
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    SIMPSON-JARRETT, Caroline resigned
    director
  22. 1987-06-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CARNETT LIMITED

Owner dependency

83/100
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.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 30 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 30 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Peter Frederic Burnett
Individual · British · DOB 05/1952 · age 74
75–100%
—75-100% shares30/10/2016

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
Incorporated1987-06-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC45112 — SIC 45112

Registered office

Bramleys
Upper Langford
Bristol
BS40 5DN

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-13
Last: 2025-10-30

Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)

BURNETT, Kathleen Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-10
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Active
BURNETT, Peter Frederic→
director · ~74y
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Active
SIMPSON-JARRETT, Emma Jane→
director · ~61y · appointed 1996-11-22
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Active
BURNETT, Peter Frederic→
secretary · resigned 1997-05-12
Resigned
HENLEY, Mark David→
secretary · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 2000-04-10
Resigned
SIMPSON-JARRETT, Caroline→
director · ~87y · resigned 1996-11-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-03-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-21
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-11-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-10-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2019-10-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-02-25