HAZELL CARR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
03318315 · ltd · incorporated 1997-02-14
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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not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
68/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 68/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
7 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 23.7y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 23.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 30/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)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
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
29 officers (3 active, 29 linked, 23 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
254 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
68/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 change-of-name
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (85 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-26✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2026-01-05📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-20📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-11-20🔒Charge registered #7Lender: Goldman Sachs Bank Usa
- 2025-09-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-04-30🔒Charge registered #6Lender: Goldman Sachs Bank Usa
- 2025-03-26📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-09-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2024-07-19🔒Charge registered #5Lender: Goldman Sachs Bank Usa
- 2023-08-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-22📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2022-11-22📄second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP04AP01
- 2022-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-18📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-14➕BARTLETT, Susan Jane appointeddirector
- 2022-10-14➕KELLY, Joanne appointeddirector
- 2022-10-14➖BLOOR, Robert David resigneddirector
- 2022-10-14➖PITCHER, John Martin resigneddirector
- 2022-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-10-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduaryaccounts · AA
- 2022-09-21📄legacyaccounts · PARENT_ACC
- 2022-09-21📄legacyother · AGREEMENT2
- 2022-09-21📄legacyother · GUARANTEE2
- 2022-03-09📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-03-03🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Goldman Sachs Bank Usa (As Collateral Agent)
- 2022-03-03🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Goldman Sachs Bank Usa (As Collateral Agent)
- 2021-12-16➖FELL, Neville Jonathon resigneddirector
- 2021-12-16➕PITCHER, John Martin appointeddirector
- 2021-08-31➕BLOOR, Robert David appointeddirector
- 2021-08-01➖STIER, John resigneddirector
- 2020-09-16➕PRISM COSEC LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2020-09-16➖CONG, Katherine resignedsecretary
- 2020-07-30➕FELL, Neville Jonathon appointeddirector
- 2020-07-29➖SANGAR, Seema resigneddirector
- 2017-08-18➕CONG, Katherine appointedsecretary
- 2017-08-18➖DAVID VENUS & COMPANY LLP resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2016-04-30➖PORTER, Matthew Geoffrey resigneddirector
- 2015-12-01➖CLARK, Paul Francis resigneddirector
- 2015-11-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2015-06-19➕STIER, John appointeddirector
- 2015-02-20➖HINDLEY, Martyn John resigneddirector
- 2014-12-08🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Secured Parties
- 2014-10-15➕DAVID VENUS & COMPANY LLP appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2014-10-15➕PORTER, Matthew Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2014-10-15➖REYNOLDS, Hugh Ronald Peter resigneddirector
- 2014-10-15➕SANGAR, Seema appointeddirector
- 2014-10-14➖INNES, Lesley Baird resignedsecretary
Showing most recent 50 of 85 events
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
46/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowName changed recently
mediumName changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2026-02-26: certificate-change-of-name-company
5 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Equiniti Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Equiniti Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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HAZELL CARR LIMITED
This company · 03318315
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Equiniti Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-02-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Registered office
Highdown House
Yeoman Way
Worthing
West Sussex
BN99 3HH
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-26
Last: 2026-03-12
Officers (3 active · 26 resigned)
PRISM COSEC LIMITED→
Activecorporate-secretary · appointed 2020-09-16
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BARTLETT, Susan Jane→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2022-10-14
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KELLY, Joanne→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2022-10-14
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CONG, Katherine→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2017-08-18 · resigned 2020-09-16
DWYER, Daniel John→
Resignednominee-secretary · appointed 1997-02-14 · resigned 1997-02-17
HUNTER, Andrew→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1997-02-17 · resigned 2001-10-31
INNES, Lesley Baird→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-11-01 · resigned 2014-10-14
DAVID VENUS & COMPANY LLP→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2014-10-15 · resigned 2017-08-18
BLOOR, Robert David→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 2021-08-31 · resigned 2022-10-14
BROWN, David Wendler→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1997-02-17 · resigned 2000-08-31
CLARK, Paul Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~74y · appointed 2002-07-01 · resigned 2015-12-01
DOYLE, Betty June→
Resignednominee-director · ~90y · appointed 1997-02-14 · resigned 1997-02-17
DUNN, Michael John→
Resigneddirector · ~83y · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 2002-07-31
DWYER, Daniel John→
Resignednominee-director · ~85y · appointed 1997-02-14 · resigned 1997-02-17
FELL, Neville Jonathon→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-07-30 · resigned 2021-12-16
GARDNER, Alan Murray→
Resigneddirector · ~84y · appointed 1998-03-13 · resigned 2014-10-14
HARRIS, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2000-01-01 · resigned 2001-02-28
HINDLEY, Martyn John→
Resigneddirector · ~64y · appointed 2014-10-14 · resigned 2015-02-20
HUNTER, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 2002-06-01 · resigned 2003-02-12
HUNTER, Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~70y · appointed 1997-02-17 · resigned 2002-04-30
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Mortgages & charges
7
Total charges
5
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Goldman Sachs Bank Usa | A registered charge | 1 property | 20/11/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Goldman Sachs Bank Usa | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/04/2025 | — | |
| outstanding | Goldman Sachs Bank Usa | A registered charge | 1 property | 19/07/2024 | — | |
| outstanding | Goldman Sachs Bank Usa (As Collateral Agent) | A registered charge | 2 properties | 03/03/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Goldman Sachs Bank Usa (As Collateral Agent) | A registered charge | 1 property | 03/03/2022 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC as Security Trustee for Itself and the Other Secured Parties | A registered charge | — | 08/12/2014 | 10/11/2015 | |
| satisfied | HSBC Hsbc Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 09/09/2002 | 13/10/2014 |
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Recent filings (254 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-16
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2026-02-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-11-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-25
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2024-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-20
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-11-22
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2022-11-22