KARELIA TOBACCO COMPANY (UK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

04509705 · ltd · incorporated 2002-08-13

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

—

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 12000

Sector: Manufacturing

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 67). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (55/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

9 officers (4 active, 9 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 address

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 address

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand

2026-05-04
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-14
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accounts · AA
2024-05-09
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accounts · AA
2023-04-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2020-05-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2019-05-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2018-04-30
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INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2018-04-30
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AYRES, Sharon resigned
secretary
2018-04-30
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officers · AP04
2018-04-30
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officers · TM02
2018-04-18
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accounts · AA
2017-08-07
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address · AD03
2017-04-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2016-07-06
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2015-08-13
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2014-06-17
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MULCRONE, Anthony Edward Peter appointed
director
2014-06-16
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PAGE, Robin Austin resigned
director
2012-11-05
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AYRES, Sharon appointed
secretary
2012-11-05
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HENWOOD, Julian Richard resigned
secretary
2002-08-30
➕
KARELIAS, Andreas George appointed
director
2002-08-30
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KARELIAS, Efstathios George appointed
director
2002-08-30
➕
HENWOOD, Julian Richard appointed
secretary
2002-08-30
➖
INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-30
➕
PAGE, Robin Austin appointed
director
2002-08-30
➖
INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-director
2002-08-13
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Company incorporated
As KARELIA TOBACCO COMPANY (UK) LIMITED
2002-08-13
➕
INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2002-08-13
➕
INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-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

+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 24 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.)

Group structure

Karelia Tobacco Company Inc is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Karelia Tobacco Company Inc

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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KARELIA TOBACCO COMPANY (UK) LIMITED

This company · 04509705

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
Karelia Tobacco Company Inc 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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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2002-08-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC12000 — SIC 12000

Registered office

Spencer House

23 Sheen Road

Richmond Upon Thames

TW9 1BN

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-19

Last: 2025-08-05

Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)

INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2018-04-30

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Active

KARELIAS, Andreas George→

director · ~60y · appointed 2002-08-30

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Active

KARELIAS, Efstathios George→

director · ~57y · appointed 2002-08-30

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Active

MULCRONE, Anthony Edward Peter→

director · ~67y · appointed 2014-06-17

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Active

AYRES, Sharon→

secretary · appointed 2012-11-05 · resigned 2018-04-30

Resigned

HENWOOD, Julian Richard→

secretary · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2012-11-05

Resigned

INGLEBY NOMINEES LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2002-08-30

Resigned

PAGE, Robin Austin→

director · ~80y · appointed 2002-08-30 · resigned 2014-06-16

Resigned

INGLEBY HOLDINGS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2002-08-13 · resigned 2002-08-30

Resigned

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Recent filings (83 total)

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address · AD01

2026-05-04

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confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-08-06