CARRICK THOMSON LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09055851 · ltd · incorporated 2014-05-27
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to May 2025
Net worth
£-36.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 11010
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (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 (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 (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
34 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
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 declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £35,990
Cash YoY
-12%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£2k
↓ 12% YoY
Net Worth
-£36k
↓ 50% YoY
Current Assets
£29k
↑ 1.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-05-31 | 2024-05-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £24.7k | £20.9k |
| Current assets | £28.5k | £28.1k |
| Cash | £1.6k | £1.9k |
| Debtors | £11.9k | £11.3k |
| Net assets | £-36.0k | £-23.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-03📄change-person-director-companyofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-06-02📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-06-02📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-02-22📄legacymiscellaneous · RP04CS01
- 2017-03-23📄accounts-amended-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AAMD
- 2014-05-27🏢Company incorporatedAs CARRICK THOMSON LIMITED
- 2014-05-27➕ASHER, Tracy Margaret appointeddirector
- 2014-05-27➕ASHER, Wayne appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 12 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Wayne Asher Individual · British · DOB 05/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/05/2016 |
Mrs Tracey Margaret Asher Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 28/05/2016 |
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
Incorporated2014-05-27
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC11010 — SIC 11010
Registered office
3 Colwick Quays Business Park
Colwick
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG4 2JY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-10
Last: 2025-05-27
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
ASHER, Tracy Margaret→
Activedirector · ~46y · appointed 2014-05-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ASHER, Wayne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2014-05-27
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Recent filings (34 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2025-06-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-02
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-02
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-06-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-07