CARTWHEEL INN WHITSBURY LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03967415 · ltd · incorporated 2000-04-07
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£-91.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 81). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 3 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
11 connected companies via shared directors
78
Filing history
92 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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £91,863

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£92k
Current Assets
£4k
Current Liabilities
—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-31
Total assets£-91.0k
Current assets£4.5k
Debtors£4.5k
Net assets£-91.9k

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

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    CURRIE, Glynis resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-12-10
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  5. 2024-12-10
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  6. 2024-12-10
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-01
    ➕
    RAWLINGS, Nathan Robert appointed
    secretary
  8. 2024-12-01
    ➕
    ROBBINS, Barry Stuart appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-01
    ➖
    ALLEN, Geoffrey Clive Andrew resigned
    secretary
  10. 2024-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  11. 2024-11-11
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  12. 2024-11-11
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  13. 2024-11-11
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  14. 2024-01-24
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2024-01-24
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    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  16. 2024-01-24
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  17. 2024-01-24
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  18. 2024-01-20
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  19. 2024-01-20
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    legacy
    other · GUARANTEE2
  20. 2022-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-12-29
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    legacy
    accounts · PARENT_ACC
  22. 2022-12-29
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    other · AGREEMENT2
  23. 2022-12-29
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    other · GUARANTEE2
  24. 2021-12-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
    accounts · AA
  25. 2004-04-08
    ➕
    ALLEN, Geoffrey Clive Andrew appointed
    secretary
  26. 2004-04-08
    ➖
    CURRIE, Glynis resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-04-07
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARTWHEEL INN WHITSBURY LIMITED
  28. 2000-04-07
    ➕
    CURRIE, Brian Geoffrey appointed
    director
  29. 2000-04-07
    ➕
    CURRIE, Glynis appointed
    secretary
  30. 2000-04-07
    ➕
    ABACUS COMPANY SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  31. 2000-04-07
    ➖
    ABACUS COMPANY SECRETARY LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  32. 2000-04-07
    ➕
    CURRIE, Glynis appointed
    director
  33. 2000-04-07
    ➕
    ABACUS COMPANY DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  34. 2000-04-07
    ➖
    ABACUS COMPANY DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-director

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 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 81 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

86/100
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 81 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 26 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.)

Group structure

Select Country Inns Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Select Country Inns Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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CARTWHEEL INN WHITSBURY LIMITED
This company · 03967415

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Select Country Inns Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/08/2021
Mr Brian Geoffrey Currie
Individual · British · DOB 07/1945 · age 81
——sig. influencesignificant influence07/04/2017

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2000-04-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

11 Glasshouse Studios Fryern Court Road
Burgate
Fordingbridge
SP6 1QX
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

RAWLINGS, Nathan Robert→
secretary · appointed 2024-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CURRIE, Brian Geoffrey→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-04-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ROBBINS, Barry Stuart→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ALLEN, Geoffrey Clive Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2004-04-08 · resigned 2024-12-01
Resigned
CURRIE, Glynis→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-07 · resigned 2004-04-08
Resigned
ABACUS COMPANY SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2000-04-07 · resigned 2000-04-07
Resigned
CURRIE, Glynis→
director · ~81y · appointed 2000-04-07 · resigned 2026-03-31
Resigned
ABACUS COMPANY DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 2000-04-07 · resigned 2000-04-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (92 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-12-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-12-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-11-11
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-11-11
legacy
other · AGREEMENT2
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary
accounts · AA
2024-01-24
legacy
accounts · PARENT_ACC
2024-01-24
legacy
other · GUARANTEE2
2024-01-24