AUTISM.WEST MIDLANDS

🌳Matureactive

01953344 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1985-10-07

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

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Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

13 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 39.7y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 39.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

13 charges (13/13 with lender, 13/13 with type)

Directors & officers

57 officers (11 active, 57 linked, 51 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

1 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

237 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (136 events)Click to expand

2026-03-20
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2026-03-17
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FRANCIS, Lynette Alison appointed
director
2026-01-29
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2026-01-29
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2026-01-08
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BANNON, Jennifer Claire appointed
director
2026-01-08
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HARRISON, Fiona Jane appointed
director
2025-10-20
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accounts · AA
2024-12-28
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officers · AP01
2024-12-19
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officers · CH01
2024-12-19
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2024-12-19
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officers · CH01
2024-12-19
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officers · AP01
2024-12-10
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ALLEN, Cheryl appointed
director
2024-12-10
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GLASPER, Paul John appointed
director
2024-11-19
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accounts · AA
2024-10-08
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address · AD01
2024-10-08
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2024-09-29
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DROZD, John Joseph resigned
director
2023-11-14
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accounts · AA
2023-10-11
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officers · AP03
2023-10-11
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officers · TM02
2023-09-26
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LADAK, Shabir appointed
secretary
2023-09-01
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JOHNSON, Jason resigned
secretary
2022-11-15
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accounts · AA
2022-02-03
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2022-02-02
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FELLOWS, Ian Michael resigned
director
2021-12-07
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accounts · AA
2020-12-09
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2020-01-05
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MORTON, Justine Elizabeth resigned
director
2018-12-24
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Charge satisfied #13
2018-03-29
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Charge satisfied #11
2018-03-29
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Charge satisfied #8
2018-03-29
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Charge satisfied #6
2018-03-29
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Charge satisfied #4
2018-03-12
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TAYLOR, Joy appointed
director
2018-03-12
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FELLOWS, Ian Michael appointed
director
2016-12-05
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JACKSON, Paul resigned
director
2016-09-12
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JOHNSON, Jason appointed
secretary
2016-09-12
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MIDDLEWOOD, Philip resigned
secretary
2016-04-11
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MIDDLEWOOD, Philip appointed
secretary
2016-02-29
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SHEPHARD, Jonathan resigned
secretary
2015-09-07
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JORDAN, Philip John appointed
director
2014-05-19
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BROWN, Stephanie Ann resigned
director
2013-11-25
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JACKSON, Paul appointed
director
2013-09-16
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NISBET, Bridget Janice resigned
director
2013-09-16
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RAMSAY, David Keith resigned
director
2013-06-24
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BROWN, Stephanie Ann appointed
director
2013-06-24
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GOODEN, Stephen Paul resigned
director
2013-05-15
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PETERSON, Ian resigned
director
2013-04-22
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NISBET, Bridget Janice appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 32 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 32 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 ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1985-10-07

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Registered office

Sense Autism West Midlands - Head Office Sense Touchbase

750 Bristol Road

Selly Oak

West Midlands

B29 6NA

United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-11

Last: 2025-09-27