CARIAD COLLECTABLES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

07861812 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-28

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 Sept 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 83-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 83). 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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

5 officers (4 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

3 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

40 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-09-30	2024-09-30
Average employees	—	0

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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand

2026-06-26
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2025-05-21
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accounts · AA
2024-04-03
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accounts · AA
2023-06-23
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accounts · AA
2022-06-23
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accounts · AA
2021-08-20
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accounts · AA01
2021-08-12
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accounts · AA
2021-02-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-07-20
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officers · CH01
2020-07-20
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officers · CH01
2020-07-20
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-07-20
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officers · CH03
2020-07-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-07-20
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2019-08-29
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accounts · AA
2019-08-01
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officers · TM01
2019-01-24
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EVANS, Richard Eric, Mr. resigned
director
2018-11-06
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officers · AP01
2018-11-05
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EVANS, Richard Eric, Mr. appointed
director
2011-11-28
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Company incorporated
As CARIAD COLLECTABLES LIMITED
2011-11-28
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RIDDING, Rebecca Louise appointed
secretary
2011-11-28
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EVANS, Maureen appointed
director
2011-11-28
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RIDDING, Rebecca Louise appointed
director
2011-11-28
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RIDDING, Susan Carolyn appointed
director

Owner dependency

73/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

3 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Maureen Evans Individual · British · DOB 04/1943 · age 83	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/11/2016
Mrs Susan Carolyn Ridding Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/11/2016
Miss Rebecca Louise Ridding Individual · British · DOB 10/1990 · age 36	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	28/11/2016

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

Incorporated2011-11-28

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

1b Penrhyn Road

Colwyn Bay

Conwy

LL29 8LG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-06-30

Last made up to: 2025-09-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-12

Last: 2025-11-28

Officers (4 active · 1 resigned)

RIDDING, Rebecca Louise→

secretary · appointed 2011-11-28

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Active

EVANS, Maureen→

director · ~83y · appointed 2011-11-28

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Active

RIDDING, Rebecca Louise→

director · ~36y · appointed 2011-11-28

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Active

RIDDING, Susan Carolyn→

director · ~59y · appointed 2011-11-28

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Active

EVANS, Richard Eric, Mr.→

director · ~88y · appointed 2018-11-05 · resigned 2019-01-24

Resigned

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