CARRIER RENTAL SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC028224 · ltd · incorporated 1951-03-29
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window closing · medium confidence
Getting harder to buy — profile has hardened into "well run hard buy" recently.
- · Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
- · Hygiene score: 75 → 85
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
- · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ·Investment thesis: unclassified → well_run_hard_buy
- ↑Hygiene score: 75 → 85
Last 90 days
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
Last 180 days
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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Sector: Construction
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 77390Renting and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.
Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (50/100).
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Refinance opportunity
8 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 32.5y
35/100
too messy
Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.
- · Oldest live charge is 32.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (58/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
8 charges (8/8 with lender, 8/8 with type)
90
Directors & officers
58 officers (4 active, 58 linked, 47 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
297 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
69
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
2
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
6
filings
- • 3 mortgage
- • 1 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (141 events)Click to expand
- 2026-07-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-06-30➕CASANOVA, Pastor appointeddirector
- 2026-03-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-20📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-03-20🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2026-03-20🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2026-03-20🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2026-02-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-12-10📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2025-12-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-10📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2025-12-08➕BLAUDET EP. BARRUEL, Moana appointedsecretary
- 2025-12-08➕BLAUDET EP. BARRUEL, Moana appointeddirector
- 2025-11-24➖THIERRY, Romuald Gilbert Jack resignedsecretary
- 2025-09-19➖PADDOCK, Andrew Justin resigneddirector
- 2025-06-27📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-06-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2025-06-11➖BLABY, Steven James resigneddirector
- 2025-02-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-02📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-02📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2024-08-28➖BONIFACE, Simon resignedsecretary
- 2024-08-28➕THIERRY, Romuald Gilbert Jack appointedsecretary
- 2024-01-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-04📄second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP04CS01
- 2023-09-04📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-09-04📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-03-13📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-03-10📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2023-03-09📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-08-16➕GOOCH, Alexandra Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-08-16➖MCMULLEN, Simon Ross Harden resigneddirector
- 2021-01-04➖HUNGWE, Archibald Ziwanemoyo resigneddirector
- 2021-01-04➕PADDOCK, Andrew Justin appointeddirector
- 2018-10-18➖WILCOCK, Laura resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-06➕BONIFACE, Simon appointedsecretary
- 2018-09-06➖SLOSS, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2018-09-04➕BLABY, Steven James appointeddirector
- 2018-09-04➖WRIGHT, Paul Richard resigneddirector
- 2018-07-25🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2017-10-31➕HUNGWE, Archibald Ziwanemoyo appointeddirector
- 2017-10-31➖JONES, Richard Hilton resigneddirector
- 2017-10-31➕MCMULLEN, Simon Ross Harden appointeddirector
- 2017-09-08➖MCDONALD, Steven Thomas resigneddirector
- 2017-03-01➖ANTIGNAC, Laurence resigneddirector
- 2016-11-26➖BROWSE, Keith Dennis William resigneddirector
- 2016-06-13➕ANTIGNAC, Laurence appointeddirector
- 2016-06-13➖BRENNAN, Anthony resigneddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 141 events
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
2 med ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: THIERRY, Romuald Gilbert Jack resigned 2025-11-24; PADDOCK, Andrew Justin resigned 2025-09-19
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Carrier Uk Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Carrier Uk Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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CARRIER RENTAL SYSTEMS (UK) LIMITED
This company · SC028224
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Carrier Uk Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 23/02/2023 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Carrier Rental Systems Limitedceased 23/02/2023· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1951-03-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC43999 — Other specialised construction activities n.e.c.
Registered office
8 Maxwell Square
Brucefield Industrial Park
Livingston
EH54 9BL
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-05
Last: 2026-05-22
Officers (4 active · 54 resigned)
BLAUDET EP. BARRUEL, Moana→
Activesecretary · appointed 2025-12-08
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BLAUDET EP. BARRUEL, Moana→
Activedirector · ~42y · appointed 2025-12-08
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CASANOVA, Pastor→
Activedirector · ~40y · appointed 2026-06-30
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GOOCH, Alexandra Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~38y · appointed 2021-08-16
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ATTRILL, Christopher Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2004-06-10
BONIFACE, Simon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2018-09-06 · resigned 2024-08-28
D'CRUZ, Agnes Mary→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-01-25 · resigned 2015-06-11
DWYER, Maurice John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-09-28 · resigned 1999-11-15
FOSTER, David Eric→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2004-06-10 · resigned 2008-01-25
HARBRIDGE, Simon Richard→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1999-11-15 · resigned 2003-09-26
SLOSS, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2018-09-06
THIERRY, Romuald Gilbert Jack→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2024-08-28 · resigned 2025-11-24
WAKEFIELD, Josephine→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1999-09-28
WILCOCK, Laura→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2015-09-28 · resigned 2018-10-18
ADAMS, Simon→
Resigneddirector · ~71y · appointed 2003-04-03 · resigned 2004-01-31
ANTIGNAC, Laurence→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2016-06-13 · resigned 2017-03-01
ASHFORD, Leslie Ernest Thomas→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 1991-06-03 · resigned 1999-09-28
ATTRILL, Christopher Richard→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2003-09-26 · resigned 2004-06-10
BENJAMIN, Trevor James Francis→
Resigneddirector · ~87y · resigned 1999-09-28
BLABY, Steven James→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2018-09-04 · resigned 2025-06-11
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Mortgages & charges
8
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:8 of 8 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Assignment | 1 property | 22/05/2001 | 20/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Mercantile Business Finance Limited | Assignment | 1 property | 20/07/2000 | 20/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 05/10/1999 | 25/07/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Guarantee and debenture | 1 property | 28/09/1999 | 20/03/2026 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Fixed charge | 1 property | 28/09/1999 | 03/05/2013 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 28/09/1999 | 11/01/2008 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Trustee for the Security Beneficiaries | Composite debenture and guarantee | 1 property | 24/12/1993 | 25/11/1999 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland as Trustee for the Security Beneficiaries | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 24/12/1993 | 25/11/1999 |
Recent filings (297 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-07-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-02
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-20
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-12-10
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-12-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-06-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-02