CARISMA PRIVATE HIRE LTD

💤Zombieactive
09827918 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-16
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Oct 2025
Net worth
£170.4k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 49320
Sector: Transportation & storage
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
36 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 · FRS 105 (micro)
Positive net assets
Net assets £170,367

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£170k
↑ 35% YoY
Current Assets
£158k
↓ 2.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£34k£68k£102k£136k£170kOct 2024Oct 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2025-10-312024-10-31
Total assets£171.4k£132.1k
Current assets£158.1k£162.7k
Net assets£170.4k£125.8k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-01
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-03-29
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2022-03-20
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    BONE, Mark Andrew resigned
    director
  8. 2021-09-23
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2021-09-23
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2021-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-02-05
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2020-02-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2020-01-13
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    BONE, Mark Andrew appointed
    director
  15. 2020-01-13
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2019-03-19
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    PALMER, Neil resigned
    director
  17. 2019-03-19
    ➖
    SCARBOROUGH, Andrew Michael resigned
    director
  18. 2019-03-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2019-03-19
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    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-03-19
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  21. 2019-01-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2017-03-31
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    RUSHTON, Anthony John Charles resigned
    director
  23. 2016-10-01
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    RUSHTON, Anthony John Charles appointed
    director
  24. 2015-10-16
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    Company incorporated
    As CARISMA PRIVATE HIRE LTD
  25. 2015-10-16
    ➕
    LLOYD, Paul David appointed
    director
  26. 2015-10-16
    ➕
    PALMER, Neil appointed
    director
  27. 2015-10-16
    ➕
    SCARBOROUGH, Andrew Michael appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

70/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Paul David Lloyd
Individual · British · DOB 10/1963 · age 63
——board controlboard control06/04/2016
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Neil Palmerceased 19/03/2019· board control
  • Andrew Michael Scarboroughceased 19/03/2019· board control
  • Mr Anthony John Charles Rushtonceased 31/03/2017· board control

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
Incorporated2015-10-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC49320 — SIC 49320

Registered office

38 Bridge Street
Andover
SP10 1BW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-07-31
Last made up to: 2025-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-06
Last: 2026-01-23

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

LLOYD, Paul David→
director · ~63y · appointed 2015-10-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BONE, Mark Andrew→
director · ~47y · appointed 2020-01-13 · resigned 2022-03-20
Resigned
PALMER, Neil→
director · ~50y · appointed 2015-10-16 · resigned 2019-03-19
Resigned
RUSHTON, Anthony John Charles→
director · ~59y · appointed 2016-10-01 · resigned 2017-03-31
Resigned
SCARBOROUGH, Andrew Michael→
director · ~65y · appointed 2015-10-16 · resigned 2019-03-19
Resigned

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Recent filings (36 total)

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accounts · AA
2026-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-08
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2021-09-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-22