CARACAL UK LIMITED
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: 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 (58/100).
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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 · FRS 105 (micro)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 105 (micro)| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £111.0k | £111.0k |
| Current assets | £163.2k | £163.2k |
| Net assets | £111.0k | £111.0k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal 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
- • 2 gazette
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-12-10📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2025-12-09📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2024-12-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-12-07📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2024-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-03📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-02📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-11-28📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2022-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-02-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2021-12-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-15📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2020-01-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-18📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2008-11-20🏢Company incorporatedAs CARACAL UK LIMITED
- 2008-11-20➕WATERLAND, Stuart George appointeddirector
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.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +No director turnover: Company is 17 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 17 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanShareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Stuart George Waterland Individual · British · DOB 02/1974 · age 52 | 50–75% | 50–75% | 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting | 06/04/2016 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mrs Elona Waterlandceased 05/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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