ANCARO LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
15356105 · ltd · incorporated 2023-12-16
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
4 officers (4 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
13 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-24 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (15 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2025-09-05📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-08-12📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2025-07-11📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2025-07-11📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2025-07-10📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2024-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2024-02-12📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2023-12-16🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCARO LIMITED
- 2023-12-16➕BARRY, Ellen Roisin appointeddirector
- 2023-12-16➕BARRY, Judith appointeddirector
- 2023-12-16➕BARRY, Kiera appointeddirector
- 2023-12-16➕BARRY, Peter appointeddirector
- 2023-12-16📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
61/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 62 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 2.5 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Red flags
cleanNo 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 |
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Mrs Judith Barry Individual · British · DOB 10/1964 · age 62 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/12/2023 |
Mr Peter Barry Individual · Irish · DOB 08/1967 · age 59 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 16/12/2023 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| A JONES FIRE RISK SERVICES LTD→ 16999401 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ACTION AGAINST CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE LIMITED→ 17120749 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ASBESTOS GEEK LTD→ 16212798 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| ASHTON, MOULDSWORTH & HORTON CUM PEEL VILLAGE HALL CHARITABLE COMPANY LIMITED→ 13082133 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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| ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL DECLUTTERERS AND ORGANISERS→ 14018303 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| AVIAGEN TURKEYS (PENSION TRUSTEE) LIMITED→ 14154874 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 3y | — | — |
| B J K INVESTMENTS LIMITED→ 06199439 · est 2007 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 19y | — | — |
| BARNES HOLDINGS LIMITED→ 05505549 · est 2005 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
| BC OWNERS 33 LTD→ 15191967 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BD TRADING (UK) LTD→ 12937189 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2023-12-16
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999
Registered office
3 Cavendish Road
Chester
CH4 8JN
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-24
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-19
Last: 2026-01-05
Officers (4 active · 0 resigned)
BARRY, Ellen Roisin→
Activedirector · ~25y · appointed 2023-12-16
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BARRY, Judith→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2023-12-16
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BARRY, Kiera→
Activedirector · ~27y · appointed 2023-12-16
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BARRY, Peter→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2023-12-16
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Recent filings (13 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-05
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2025-08-12
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2025-07-11
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-07-11
capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-shares
capital · SH10
2025-07-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-12
withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
2024-02-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-01
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-12-16