CARLTON DIE CASTINGS LIMITED
- · Opportunity score: 83 → 75
- · Hygiene score: 82 → 77
- · Oldest live charge 42.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 2 negative signals vs 0 positive.
- ↓Opportunity score: 83 → 75
- ↓Hygiene score: 82 → 77
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Opportunity 75/100 (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: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 42.7y
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 42.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £943.7k | £1.15M |
| Current assets | £1.64M | £1.74M |
| Cash | £19.3k | £18.5k |
| Debtors | £1.25M | £1.43M |
| Net assets | £704.5k | £759.7k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 5 officers
- • 5 officers
- • 5 officers
Corporate timeline (33 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-22📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-19📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2026-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-06-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-01➖WILSON, John Gilmour resigneddirector
- 2026-03-01➖WILSON, Sally Edgar resigneddirector
- 2025-08-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-08-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Close Brothers Limited
- 2025-07-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-06-01➕FORBES, Nicola Helen Cecilia appointeddirector
- 2024-08-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-07-20📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-07-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-07-19📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2015-06-30➕WILSON, Gregory Andrew appointedsecretary
- 2015-06-30➖PURVIS, James Hamilton resignedsecretary
- 2004-08-27➕WILSON, Edgar John appointeddirector
- 2004-08-27➕WILSON, Gregory Andrew appointeddirector
- 2001-03-31➕PURVIS, James Hamilton appointedsecretary
- 2001-03-31➖STEELE, Gabriel resignedsecretary
- 1998-03-12➖ALLISON, James resigneddirector
- 1998-03-12➕WILSON, Sally Edgar appointeddirector
- 1992-09-09🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 1986-01-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1983-10-12🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1983-06-14🏢Company incorporatedAs CARLTON DIE CASTINGS LIMITED
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: WILSON, John Gilmour resigned 2026-03-01; WILSON, Sally Edgar resigned 2026-03-01
Group structure
Kenyart Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenyart Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 06/04/2016 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr John Gilmour Wilsonceased 06/04/2016· significant influence
- Mrs Sally Edgar Wilsonceased 06/04/2016· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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Filing status
Officers (4 active · 5 resigned)
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Close Brothers Close Brothers Limited | A registered charge | — | 04/08/2025 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 23/01/1986 | 09/09/1992 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 12/10/1983 | — |