DAVIES CARRINGTON LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04828761 · ltd · incorporated 2003-07-10
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
7 officers (1 active, 7 linked, 3 with DOB)
79
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
62 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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Average employees200300

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 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-04-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-06-30
    ➖
    BARLOW, Christopher Alan resigned
    director
  4. 2025-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-10-09
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2021-10-05
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2021-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-04-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  15. 2017-10-03
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2017-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2015-08-13
    ➖
    CLARKE, Heather Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  18. 2008-06-11
    ➕
    BARLOW, Christopher Alan appointed
    director
  19. 2007-11-29
    ➕
    CLARKE, Heather Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-11-21
    ➖
    FRASER, David Anthony resigned
    secretary
  21. 2007-08-17
    ➖
    DAVIES, Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2003-07-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As DAVIES CARRINGTON LIMITED
  23. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    FRASER, David Anthony appointed
    director
  24. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    FRASER, David Anthony appointed
    secretary
  25. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    DAVIES, Christopher appointed
    director
  28. 2003-07-10
    ➕
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 2003-07-10
    ➖
    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 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

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr David Anthony Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 06/1954 · age 72
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mr Christopher Alan Barlow
Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2003-07-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64999 — Financial intermediation not elsewhere classified

Registered office

Fern Hill Business Centre
Todd Street
Bury
Lancashire
BL9 5BJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-24
Last: 2025-07-10

Officers (1 active · 6 resigned)

FRASER, David Anthony→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-07-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARKE, Heather Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2007-11-29 · resigned 2015-08-13
Resigned
FRASER, David Anthony→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2007-11-21
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned
BARLOW, Christopher Alan→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-06-11 · resigned 2025-06-30
Resigned
DAVIES, Christopher→
director · ~72y · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2007-08-17
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-07-10 · resigned 2003-07-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (62 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-28
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2021-10-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2021-10-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-12