CAROBYN HOLDINGS LTD

💤Zombieactive
06224629 · ltd · incorporated 2007-04-24
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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Net worth
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Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.
Sector: Financial & insurance
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 63-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 63). 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 (56/100)

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
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
51 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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-14
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-05-02
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    WOOLARD, Rachel Clare resigned
    director
  3. 2025-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-16
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    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  5. 2025-06-14
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    move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
    address · AD03
  6. 2024-10-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-24
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-06
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2021-10-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-01-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2017-10-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-10-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2008-03-17
    ➕
    WOOLARD, Rachel Clare appointed
    director
  18. 2007-04-24
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAROBYN HOLDINGS LTD
  19. 2007-04-24
    ➕
    WOOLARD, Rachel Clare appointed
    secretary
  20. 2007-04-24
    ➕
    WOOLARD, Richard Bruce appointed
    director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

88/100
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 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Richard Bruce Woolard
Individual · British · DOB 08/1963 · age 63
——sig. influencesignificant influence24/04/2017

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
Incorporated2007-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC64209 — Activities of other holding companies n.e.c.

Registered office

College Farm
Saleby
Alford
LN13 0HZ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-27
Last: 2026-05-13

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

WOOLARD, Rachel Clare→
secretary · appointed 2007-04-24
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Active
WOOLARD, Richard Bruce→
director · ~63y · appointed 2007-04-24
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Active
WOOLARD, Rachel Clare→
director · ~62y · appointed 2008-03-17 · resigned 2026-05-02
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-23
change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
address · AD02
2025-06-16
move-registers-to-sail-company-with-new-address
address · AD03
2025-06-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-09-30
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-10-02