ALAN RAWLINSON CARPENTRY SERVICES LTD

🌳Matureactive

05515718 · ltd · incorporated 2005-07-21

Investment thesis

Unencumbered property vehicle — clean asset-backed target with refinance headroom.

Why interesting: Property-holding entity with no live charges; straightforward asset-backed case.

Why risky: Values depend on title and valuation; property-specific market exposure.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Aug 2025

Net worth

£84.9k

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Construction of commercial buildings

Sector: Construction

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

41202Construction of domestic buildings

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). 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, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

57 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Positive net assets

Net assets £84,890

Cash YoY

+376%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£75k

↑ 376% YoY

Net Worth

£85k

↑ 1429% YoY

Current Assets

£260k

↑ 51% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£89.4k	£12.5k
Current assets	£259.6k	£172.4k
Cash	£75.4k	£15.8k
Debtors	£80.2k	£120.7k
Net assets	£84.9k	£5.6k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-17
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2025-05-28
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2023-05-30
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2022-03-18
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2021-05-27
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accounts · AA
2020-03-11
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accounts · AA
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officers · CH01
2020-02-26
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officers · CH01
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2020-02-26
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officers · CH03
2019-05-30
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accounts · AA
2018-10-08
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address · AD01
2018-10-08
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address · AD01
2018-02-26
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accounts · AA
2017-08-04
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2012-04-05
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HARWOOD, Gareth Martin appointed
director
2005-07-21
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Company incorporated
As ALAN RAWLINSON CARPENTRY SERVICES LTD
2005-07-21
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RAWLINSON, Carrie appointed
secretary
2005-07-21
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RAWLINSON, Alan John appointed
director
2005-07-21
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RAWLINSON, Carrie appointed
director

Owner dependency

98/100

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

+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "RAWLINSON" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100

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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Alan John Rawlinson Individual · English · DOB 01/1952 · age 74	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	06/04/2016
Mrs Carrie Rawlinson Individual · British · DOB 12/1970 · age 56	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	06/04/2016
Mr Gareth Martin Harwood Individual · British · DOB 01/1982 · age 44	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	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

Incorporated2005-07-21

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC41201 — Construction of commercial buildings

Registered office

1 Woolmer Gardens

Longmoor Road

Liphook

Hampshire

GU30 7PB

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-18

Last: 2025-08-04

Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)

RAWLINSON, Carrie→

secretary · appointed 2005-07-21

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HARWOOD, Gareth Martin→

director · ~44y · appointed 2012-04-05

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RAWLINSON, Alan John→

director · ~74y · appointed 2005-07-21

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Active

RAWLINSON, Carrie→

director · ~56y · appointed 2005-07-21

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