CARPET DEPOT LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
05324569 · ltd · incorporated 2005-01-05
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
—
year to Jan 2025
Net worth
£2
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
8 officers (3 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £2

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£2
↑ 100% YoY
Current Assets
£2
↑ 100% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£0£1£1£2£2Jan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£2£1
Current assets£2£1
Net assets£2£1

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
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-26
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  2. 2026-01-12
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    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  3. 2026-01-07
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2026-01-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2026-01-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-10-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2024-11-01
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  9. 2024-11-01
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  10. 2024-11-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2024-10-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2024-06-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  15. 2024-06-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2024-05-19
    ➕
    BARKER-MCCARTHY, Sean Kevin appointed
    director
  17. 2024-05-19
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, June Ann appointed
    director
  18. 2024-05-19
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Patrick Robert appointed
    director
  19. 2024-05-19
    ➖
    MCCARTHY, Mark Patrick resigned
    director
  20. 2023-11-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2023-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  22. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-09-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2021-02-11
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  25. 2016-03-31
    ➖
    MCCARTHY, Janice Anita resigned
    secretary
  26. 2006-03-31
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Janice Anita appointed
    secretary
  27. 2006-03-31
    ➖
    NASH HARVEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  28. 2005-05-10
    ➖
    GRAEME, Dorothy May resigned
    nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    NASH HARVEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  30. 2005-05-10
    ➖
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce resigned
    nominee-director
  31. 2005-05-10
    ➕
    MCCARTHY, Mark Patrick appointed
    director
  32. 2005-01-05
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    Company incorporated
    As CARPET DEPOT LIMITED
  33. 2005-01-05
    ➕
    GRAEME, Dorothy May appointed
    nominee-secretary
  34. 2005-01-05
    ➕
    GRAEME, Lesley Joyce appointed
    nominee-director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 Patrick Robert Mccarthy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1993 · age 33
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/11/2024
Mr Sean Kevin Barker-Mccarthy
Individual · British · DOB 11/1987 · age 39
25–50%
—25-50% shares01/08/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Mark Patrick Mccarthyceased 01/08/2024· 75-100% shares

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
Incorporated2005-01-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC46470 — Wholesale of furniture, carpets and lighting equipment

Registered office

Unit 1 Haslemere Trading Estate
Sutton Road
Maidstone
ME15 9NL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05

Officers (3 active · 5 resigned)

BARKER-MCCARTHY, Sean Kevin→
director · ~39y · appointed 2024-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, June Ann→
director · ~63y · appointed 2024-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MCCARTHY, Patrick Robert→
director · ~33y · appointed 2024-05-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRAEME, Dorothy May→
nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-01-05 · resigned 2005-05-10
Resigned
MCCARTHY, Janice Anita→
secretary · appointed 2006-03-31 · resigned 2016-03-31
Resigned
NASH HARVEY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2006-03-31
Resigned
GRAEME, Lesley Joyce→
nominee-director · ~73y · appointed 2005-01-05 · resigned 2005-05-10
Resigned
MCCARTHY, Mark Patrick→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-05-10 · resigned 2024-05-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (72 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-14
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-10-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-01
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-11-01
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-01
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-20