A.CARLYLE & CO. LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
02256996 · ltd · incorporated 1988-05-12
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: property-backed borrower with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.1y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 1.1 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
96 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
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Average employees | 0 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal 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
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Hampshire Trust Bank PLC
- 2024-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-04➖BAMLET, Thomas John Ambrose resignedsecretary
- 2022-01-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-01-04📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2021-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-09-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-03-16➕BAMLET, Charles appointeddirector
- 2021-03-16➖BAMLET, Geoffrey Carlyle resigneddirector
- 2021-03-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-03-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 1988-05-12🏢Company incorporatedAs A.CARLYLE & CO. LIMITED
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 38 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Mr Charles Bamlet Individual · English · DOB 01/1980 · age 46 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 16/03/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Thomas John Ambrose Bamletceased 04/01/2022· 25-50% shares
- Mr Geoffrey Carlyle Hamletceased 16/03/2021· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1646 LIMITED→ 12807041 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1988-05-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68209 — Other letting and operating of own or leased real estate
Registered office
6 Clare Avenue
Darlington
DL3 8SL
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-14
Last: 2025-08-31
Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)
BAMLET, Charles→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2021-03-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BAMLET, Thomas John Ambrose→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2022-01-04
BAMLET, Geoffrey Carlyle→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · resigned 2021-03-16
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Hampshire Trust Bank Hampshire Trust Bank PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 14/04/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (96 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-09
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-04
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-01-04
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-12-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-04