CARTER BED COMPANY LTD
🌳Matureactive
07600243 · ltd · incorporated 2011-04-12
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
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
£433
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £433
Net assets shrinking
Down £12,579 YoY
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£433
↓ 97% YoY
Current Assets
£204k
↑ 5.9% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £54.8k | £71.9k |
| Current assets | £203.9k | £192.4k |
| Net assets | £433 | £13.0k |
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.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-07📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-11-04📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-11-04📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-31📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-10-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-23➕SPRANKLIN, Lily appointeddirector
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-26📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-10-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2011-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs CARTER BED COMPANY LTD
- 2011-04-12➕SPRANKLIN, Jason John appointeddirector
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 15 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
49/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 15 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo 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| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Jason John Spranklin Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Lily Spranklin Individual · British · DOB 07/2000 · age 26 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 23/10/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2011-04-12
Jurisdictionwales
Primary SIC47599 — Retail sale of furniture, lighting, and similar (not musical instruments or scores) in specialised stores
Registered office
10 Gellihaf Road
Fleur De Lis
Blackwood
NP12 3UY
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SPRANKLIN, Jason John→
Activedirector · ~54y · appointed 2011-04-12
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SPRANKLIN, Lily→
Activedirector · ~26y · appointed 2025-10-23
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Recent filings (39 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-11-07
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-11-04
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-10-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-28