CARA-VERANDA LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
04989179 · ltd · incorporated 2003-12-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£60.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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Refinance opportunity

4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 20.9y

30/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
83 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £60,278
Net assets shrinking
Down £14,802 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£60k
↓ 20% YoY
Current Assets
£33k
↓ 31% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£15k£30k£45k£60k£75kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£88.1k£93.2k
Current assets£32.9k£47.4k
Net assets£60.3k£75.1k

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-12-23
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  3. 2023-12-22
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  4. 2023-12-12
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  5. 2023-09-12
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  16. 2022-09-05
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  17. 2022-09-05
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  18. 2022-09-01
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    SMALLEY, Ian Richard resigned
    director
  19. 2022-09-01
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    SMALLEY, Simone Collette resigned
    director
  20. 2022-08-31
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    SPEDDING, Christopher Richard Eric appointed
    director
  21. 2022-08-31
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    SMALLEY, Simone Collette resigned
    secretary
  22. 2022-08-31
    ➕
    SMALLEY, Ian Richard appointed
    director
  23. 2022-08-31
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    SMALLEY, Ian Richard resigned
    director
  24. 2022-08-31
    ➕
    SMALLEY, Simone Collette appointed
    director
  25. 2022-08-31
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    SMALLEY, Simone Collette resigned
    director
  26. 2022-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  27. 2021-09-29
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  28. 2021-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  29. 2020-08-10
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    Charge satisfied #4
  30. 2020-08-10
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    Charge satisfied #3
  31. 2013-02-14
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    Charge satisfied #1
  32. 2013-01-16
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  33. 2008-10-22
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    Charge satisfied #2
  34. 2008-10-10
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  35. 2007-01-01
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    SMALLEY, Simone Collette appointed
    director
  36. 2005-08-30
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  37. 2005-07-25
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  38. 2004-03-11
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    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  39. 2003-12-16
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    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD resigned
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  40. 2003-12-09
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    Company incorporated
    As CARA-VERANDA LIMITED
  41. 2003-12-09
    ➕
    SMALLEY, Simone Collette appointed
    secretary
  42. 2003-12-09
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  43. 2003-12-09
    ➕
    SMALLEY, Ian Richard appointed
    director
  44. 2003-12-09
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

55/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 22 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

1 med ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Group structure

Melling Property Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Melling Property Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CARA-VERANDA LIMITED
This company · 04989179

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Melling Property Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares31/08/2022
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Ian Richard Smalleyceased 31/08/2022· 25-50% shares
  • Mrs Simone Collette Smalleyceased 31/08/2022· 25-50% shares

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-12-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC25110 — Manufacture of metal structures and parts of structures

Registered office

Lakeside House Hunmanby Industrial Estate
Hunmanby
Filey
YO14 0PH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-23
Last: 2025-12-09

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

SPEDDING, Christopher Richard Eric→
director · ~49y · appointed 2022-08-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SMALLEY, Simone Collette→
secretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LTD→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2003-12-16
Resigned
SMALLEY, Ian Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2022-08-31 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
SMALLEY, Ian Richard→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
SMALLEY, Simone Collette→
director · ~55y · appointed 2022-08-31 · resigned 2022-09-01
Resigned
SMALLEY, Simone Collette→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-01-01 · resigned 2022-08-31
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LTD→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-12-09 · resigned 2004-03-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

4
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property16/01/201310/08/2020
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property10/10/200810/08/2020
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties30/08/200522/10/2008
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/07/200514/02/2013

Recent filings (83 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-12-12
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-09-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-16
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officers · TM01
2022-11-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-09-09
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officers · AP01
2022-09-09
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-09-05
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2022-09-05