CARMYKE LEASING LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

02940977 · ltd · incorporated 1994-06-21

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Dec 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

76/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Financial leasing

Sector: Financial & insurance

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

64999Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), 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 (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 2 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

8 officers (2 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

92 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

76/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-12-31	2023-12-31
Average employees	4	400

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand

2026-07-16
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-07-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-06-18
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-06-15
➖
HOOPER, Andrew resigned
director
2025-11-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-27
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-04-27
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-04-27
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-04-27
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capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2024-04-27
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-04-27
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capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2024-01-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-01-18
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HOOPER, Michael appointed
director
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-22
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-09-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-06-11
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2011-09-26
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HOCKEDY, Penelope resigned
secretary
2004-11-01
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HOOPER, Andrew appointed
director
1995-02-21
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HOOPER, Tanya appointed
director
1995-02-21
➖
HOOPER, Andrew resigned
director
1995-02-20
➕
HOCKEDY, Penelope appointed
secretary
1995-02-20
➖
PLAYFORD, Tanya Lesley resigned
secretary
1994-06-21
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Company incorporated
As CARMYKE LEASING LIMITED
1994-06-21
➕
PLAYFORD, Tanya Lesley appointed
secretary
1994-06-21
➕
WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-06-21
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WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1994-06-21
➕
HOOPER, Andrew appointed
director
1994-06-21
➕
WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-director
1994-06-21
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WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

76/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

16/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — HOOPER, Michael (same surname) appointed 2024-01-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Michael Hooper Individual · British · DOB 11/1990 · age 36	50–75%	50–75%	50-75% shares · 50-75% voting	13/07/2026
Mrs Tanya Lesley Hooper Individual · British · DOB 04/1971 · age 55	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew Hooperceased 15/06/2026· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated1994-06-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64910 — Financial leasing

Registered office

Higham Lodge Higham Farm

Gardner Street

Herstmonceux

East Sussex

BN27 4SX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-06-12

Last: 2026-05-29

Officers (2 active · 6 resigned)

HOOPER, Michael→

director · ~36y · appointed 2024-01-18

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOOPER, Tanya→

director · ~55y · appointed 1995-02-21

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOCKEDY, Penelope→

secretary · appointed 1995-02-20 · resigned 2011-09-26

Resigned

PLAYFORD, Tanya Lesley→

secretary · appointed 1994-06-21 · resigned 1995-02-20

Resigned

WATERLOW SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-06-21 · resigned 1994-06-21

Resigned

HOOPER, Andrew→

director · ~66y · appointed 2004-11-01 · resigned 2026-06-15

Resigned

HOOPER, Andrew→

director · ~66y · appointed 1994-06-21 · resigned 1995-02-21

Resigned

WATERLOW NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-06-21 · resigned 1994-06-21

Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2026-07-16

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2026-07-16

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-06-18

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-06-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-11-14

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-29

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-30

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-06-11

resolution

resolution · RESOLUTIONS

2024-04-27

memorandum-articles

incorporation · MA

2024-04-27

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2024-04-27

capital-name-of-class-of-shares

capital · SH08

2024-04-27

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2024-04-27

capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares

capital · SH10

2024-04-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-01-19