CARLTON SMITH ASSET PROTECTION LIMITED
Opportunity 70/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)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 · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £76.2k | £82.6k |
| Net assets | £25.3k | £75.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
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
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
- • 3 persons-with-significant-control
- • 3 officers
- • 1 address
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-02➕HESKETH, David John Philip appointeddirector
- 2026-06-02➖CARLTON SMITH, Michelle resignedsecretary
- 2026-06-02➖CARLTON SMITH, Nicolas Edward James resigneddirector
- 2026-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-02📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-06-02📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-06-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2026-06-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2026-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-11-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2025-09-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-07📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-08-06📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-07-21➕CARLTON SMITH, Michelle appointedsecretary
- 2025-07-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-22📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-24📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-07-04➖CARLTON SMITH, George Oliver resigneddirector
- 2015-04-07🏢Company incorporatedAs CARLTON SMITH ASSET PROTECTION LIMITED
- 2015-04-07➕CARLTON SMITH, George Oliver appointeddirector
- 2015-04-07➕CARLTON SMITH, Nicolas Edward James appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
1 med · 1 lowMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: CARLTON SMITH, Michelle resigned 2026-06-02; CARLTON SMITH, Nicolas Edward James resigned 2026-06-02
Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.
Group structure
Pfm Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pfm Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 02/06/2026 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Carlton Smith Holding Company Limitedceased 02/06/2026· 25-50% shares
- Mr Nicolas Edward James Carlton-Smithceased 02/06/2026· significant influence
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
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Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
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