CARINA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02669364 · ltd · incorporated 1991-12-09
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
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Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Security dealing on own account
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 9 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
131 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees4400

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.

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Recent activity

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Corporate timeline (39 events)Click to expand
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  22. 2021-12-17
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    VINE, Adam Paul appointed
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  23. 2021-12-17
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    VINE, Gavin Doron appointed
    director
  24. 2021-12-17
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    VINE, Ilana appointed
    director
  25. 2021-12-17
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    AUBREY, Howard Michael resigned
    secretary
  26. 2021-12-17
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    AUBREY, Howard Michael resigned
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  27. 2006-12-20
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    VINE, Rosalind appointed
    director
  28. 2006-12-20
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    AUBREY, Howard Michael appointed
    secretary
  29. 2006-12-20
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    STEWART, Evelyn resigned
    director
  30. 2006-12-19
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    RUDIE, Raymond resigned
    secretary
  31. 2006-12-19
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    RUDIE, Raymond resigned
    director
  32. 2003-04-24
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    AUBREY, Howard Michael appointed
    director
  33. 1993-01-08
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    AUBREY, Sophia resigned
    secretary
  34. 1993-01-08
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    RUDIE, Raymond appointed
    secretary
  35. 1993-01-08
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    AUBREY, Ralph resigned
    director
  36. 1993-01-08
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    AUBREY, Sophia resigned
    director
  37. 1993-01-08
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    RUDIE, Raymond appointed
    director
  38. 1993-01-08
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    STEWART, Evelyn appointed
    director
  39. 1991-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CARINA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

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
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

43/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — VINE, Adam Paul (same surname) appointed 2021-12-17. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 35 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

3 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Ms Ilana Vine
Individual · British · DOB 08/1985 · age 41
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/05/2022
Mr Gavin Doron Vine
Individual · British · DOB 07/1996 · age 30
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control18/05/2022
Rosalind Vine
Individual · British · DOB 11/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Howard Michael Aubreyceased 18/05/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest

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
Incorporated1991-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64991 — Security dealing on own account

Registered office

C/O Sobell Rhodes Llp Kinetic Business Centre
Theobald Street
Elstree
Hertfordshire
WD6 4PJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

VINE, Adam Paul→
director · ~39y · appointed 2021-12-17
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Active
VINE, Gavin Doron→
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-12-17
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Active
VINE, Ilana→
director · ~41y · appointed 2021-12-17
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Active
VINE, Rosalind→
director · ~71y · appointed 2006-12-20
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Active
AUBREY, Howard Michael→
secretary · appointed 2006-12-20 · resigned 2021-12-17
Resigned
AUBREY, Sophia→
secretary · resigned 1993-01-08
Resigned
RUDIE, Raymond→
secretary · appointed 1993-01-08 · resigned 2006-12-19
Resigned
AUBREY, Howard Michael→
director · ~68y · appointed 2003-04-24 · resigned 2021-12-17
Resigned
AUBREY, Ralph→
director · ~98y · resigned 1993-01-08
Resigned
AUBREY, Sophia→
director · ~98y · resigned 1993-01-08
Resigned
RUDIE, Raymond→
director · ~93y · appointed 1993-01-08 · resigned 2006-12-19
Resigned
STEWART, Evelyn→
director · ~92y · appointed 1993-01-08 · resigned 2006-12-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (131 total)

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2025-08-21
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2024-12-09
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2024-09-27
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2024-01-03
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-18
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confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2023-08-31
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