CAREWJONES.CO.UK LTD

📉Decliningactive
07848755 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-15
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
drifting distress · 6-months
Drifting toward distress — expect more negotiability in 3–6 months, but also more friction.
  • · Lifecycle stage drifting downward
  • · Currently "declining"
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
£17.0k
year to Mar 2026
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 76). 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 (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 (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
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
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation

Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.

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Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · accounting standard not declared
Loss-making
Loss before tax £882
Slipped into loss
Moved from profit to loss this year
Turnover YoY
+5%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2026-03-312025-03-31
Turnover£17.0k£16.2k
Gross profit£4.6k£5.7k
Operating profit£-882£82
Profit before tax£-882£82
Average employees100100

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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Recent activity

Last 30 days
2
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 1 gazette
  • • 1 dissolution
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-14
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    gazette-notice-voluntary
    gazette · GAZ1(A)
  2. 2026-06-24
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    dissolution-application-strike-off-company
    dissolution · DS01
  3. 2026-06-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-08-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2024-07-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-06-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-08-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-07-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-07-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2017-07-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-02-07
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2017-01-30
    ➖
    PAYNE, Katya Alisa resigned
    director
  16. 2016-12-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2011-11-15
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    Company incorporated
    As CAREWJONES.CO.UK LTD
  18. 2011-11-15
    ➕
    CAREW-JONES, Nigel Christopher appointed
    director
  19. 2011-11-15
    ➕
    PAYNE, Katya Alisa appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

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 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nigel Christopher Carew-Jones
Individual · British · DOB 11/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2011-11-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture

Registered office

Little Mead
Hollingdon
Buckinghamshire
LU7 0DN
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-28
Last: 2025-11-14

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CAREW-JONES, Nigel Christopher→
director · ~76y · appointed 2011-11-15
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Active
PAYNE, Katya Alisa→
director · ~43y · appointed 2011-11-15 · resigned 2017-01-30
Resigned

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Recent filings (37 total)

gazette-notice-voluntary
gazette · GAZ1(A)
2026-07-14
dissolution-application-strike-off-company
dissolution · DS01
2026-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-06-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-10