3 CARTERS TRADING LTD
Opportunity 62/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (81/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 100 | 100 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-18📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2026-04-17📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-14📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2025-09-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-28📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-03-21📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-12-29🏢Company incorporatedAs 3 CARTERS TRADING LTD
- 2021-12-29➕CARTER, Joshua Harold appointeddirector
- 2021-12-29➕CARTER, Nicholas Ian appointeddirector
- 2021-12-29➕CARTER, Todd Nicholas, Nr appointeddirector
- 2021-12-29📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "CARTER" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Red flags
1 high ·Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-01-11
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Nicholas Ian Carter Individual · British · DOB 06/1970 · age 56 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/12/2021 |
Mr Joshua Harold Carter Individual · British · DOB 10/1995 · age 31 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 29/12/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Nr Todd Nicholas Carterceased 01/12/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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