CARIOLE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

09138271 · ltd · incorporated 2014-07-18

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

—

not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors

Sector: Financial & insurance

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 82-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 82). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (61/100)

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

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

23 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

28 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.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand

2026-02-05
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2025-10-02
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2024-10-03
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2023-10-09
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2022-12-22
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2021-10-11
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2020-12-20
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2019-08-19
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2018-09-27
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2017-10-04
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2016-04-25
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2016-02-16
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2016-02-16
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change-of-name · CONNOT
2015-07-24
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2014-07-18
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Company incorporated
As CARIOLE LIMITED
2014-07-18
➕
KING, Brian Robert appointed
director
2014-07-18
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MORGAN, Richard Ian appointed
director
2014-07-18
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SUTTON, Graham appointed
director

Owner dependency

65/100

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 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
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

2 active beneficial owners

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Brian Robert King Individual · British · DOB 03/1944 · age 82	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/07/2016
Mr Richard Ian Morgan Individual · British · DOB 04/1951 · age 75	25–50%	—	25-50% shares	27/07/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mrs Helen Kingceased 23/01/2026· 25-50% shares

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

Incorporated2014-07-18

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC64921 — Credit granting by non-deposit taking finance houses and other specialist consumer credit grantors

Registered office

Trent Barton Buses

Mansfield Road

Heanor

Derbyshire

DE75 7BG

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-02-19

Last: 2026-02-05

Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)

KING, Brian Robert→

director · ~82y · appointed 2014-07-18

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MORGAN, Richard Ian→

director · ~75y · appointed 2014-07-18

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Active

SUTTON, Graham→

director · ~66y · appointed 2014-07-18

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-02-05

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2026-02-05