ALESSANDRO CARUSO ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08840328 · ltd · incorporated 2014-01-10
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
£248.7k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Architectural activities
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (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: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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
4 officers (3 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
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 102Positive net assets
Net assets £248,740
Net assets shrinking
Down £15,521 YoY
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£218k
↓ 10% YoY
Net Worth
£249k
↓ 5.9% YoY
Current Assets
£293k
↓ 15% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £248.7k | £275.3k |
| Current assets | £293.4k | £343.5k |
| Cash | £218.3k | £242.8k |
| Debtors | £72.5k | £100.6k |
| Net assets | £248.7k | £264.3k |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
3
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 2 persons-with-significant-control
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-28📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2026-05-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-05-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-09-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-31➖ROSE- QUIRIE, Alison Jane resigneddirector
- 2019-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-01-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-01-18📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-08-01➕ROSE- QUIRIE, Alison Jane appointeddirector
- 2017-01-10➕CARUSO, Amelia appointeddirector
- 2014-01-10🏢Company incorporatedAs ALESSANDRO CARUSO ARCHITECTURE AND INTERIORS LIMITED
- 2014-01-10➕CARUSO, Amelia appointedsecretary
- 2014-01-10➕CARUSO, Alessandro Giuseppe Vittorio 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.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARUSO" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
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 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Amelia Caruso Individual · British · DOB 03/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 10/01/2026 |
Mr Alessandro Giuseppe Vittorio Caruso Individual · Italian · DOB 08/1969 · age 57 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2014-01-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC71111 — Architectural activities
Registered office
5 Brookholme
Beverley
North Humberside
HU17 0TQ
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (3 active · 1 resigned)
Active
CARUSO, Alessandro Giuseppe Vittorio→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2014-01-10
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CARUSO, Amelia→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2017-01-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ROSE- QUIRIE, Alison Jane→
Resigneddirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-08-01 · resigned 2019-08-31
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Recent filings (33 total)
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2026-05-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-05-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-05-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-11-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-01-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-04-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-09-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-14