CARVER ENGINEERING ACCESS & SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £-29.8k | £228.5k |
| Current assets | £874.4k | £847.2k |
| Cash | £30.8k | £17.7k |
| Debtors | £843.6k | £829.5k |
| Net assets | £-29.8k | £228.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-12📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2020-10-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-05-23📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2017-11-16📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-07📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2014-12-30📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2014-01-07➕STUBBS, Hayley appointedsecretary
- 2013-12-05🏢Company incorporatedAs CARVER ENGINEERING ACCESS & SAFETY SOLUTIONS LIMITED
- 2013-12-05➕SHEPPARD, Timothy John appointeddirector
- 2013-12-05➕SIMMS, Neil Dean appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanGroup structure
Carver Engineering Holdings Limited holds 25-50% — a significant corporate investor but not a controlling parent.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carver Engineering Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Neil Dean Simms Individual · British · DOB 02/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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