ANDREW J CARTER LIMITED
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. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2026-01-31 | 2025-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £244.5k | — |
| Current assets | £243.7k | £240.8k |
| Cash | — | £7.2k |
| Debtors | — | £33.6k |
| Net assets | £138.6k | £130.0k |
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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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Corporate timeline (14 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-05-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-08-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-01-15✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2016-01-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ANDREW J CARTER LIMITED
- 2016-01-14➕CARTER, Andrew James appointeddirector
- 2016-01-14📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
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.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Andrew James Carter Individual · British · DOB 06/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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