CARRICK 2020 LIMITED
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 4.7y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Charge age ~4.7 years — mid-life; refi window approaching.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (82/100)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
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 | 2025-04-05 | 2024-04-05 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £6.25M | £6.18M |
| Current assets | £123.2k | £162.3k |
| Cash | £123.2k | £129.3k |
| Debtors | — | £33.0k |
| Net assets | £6.25M | £6.18M |
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
- • 1 accounts
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2024-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-12-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-02-03📄change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2021-08-26📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-08-05🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Ubs Ag
- 2021-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-29📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-08-22📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-08-22📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2019-06-03🏢Company incorporatedAs CARRICK 2020 LIMITED
- 2019-06-03➕BRODIE, Steven Ben appointeddirector
- 2019-06-03📄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 age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.
- +No director turnover: Company is 7 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Steven Ben Brodie Individual · British · DOB 04/1952 · age 74 | — | 75–100% | board control75-100% voting · board control | 03/06/2019 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Ubs Ag | A registered charge | — | 05/08/2021 | 02/06/2025 |