Small carriers and treaty loopholes

What if Britain built many small treaty carriers before the London Naval Treaty?

Treaty limits would probably be adjusted, but a larger British escort-carrier force would still change operational choices and carrier-air-group development.

Treaty powers would probably regulate the new ships rather than leave an unlimited loophole. Negotiators might create a separate category for carriers below 10,000 tons and grant it its own numerical or aggregate-tonnage allowance. That would preserve the treaty system while acknowledging a distinct escort-carrier type. A Royal Navy entering 1939 with many such ships would have more ways to cover dangerous missions without exposing fleet carriers alone. The larger inventory would also force earlier development of carrier air groups and alter how Britain distributed aviation at sea.