CARECHAIR LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
02560886 · ltd · incorporated 1990-11-21
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 33.1y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Dec 2023
Net worth
£1.71M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Manufacture of other furniture
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).
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Refinance opportunity
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 33.1y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 33.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 23/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
126 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £1,706,730
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£1.5m
Net Worth
£1.7m
Current Assets
£2.0m
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.71M |
| Current assets | £1.95M |
| Cash | £1.54M |
| Debtors | £304.9k |
| Net assets | £1.71M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
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
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (36 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-07-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-31📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-07-31📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-07-31📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2024-07-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-31📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2024-07-26➕SMITH, Murray appointeddirector
- 2024-07-26➕WHITBOURN, Nathan appointeddirector
- 2024-07-26➖ALCOCK, Kaye Barbara resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-26➖ALCOCK, Nathan resignedsecretary
- 2024-07-26➖ALCOCK, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2024-07-18📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-07-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-06-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2024-06-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2023-08-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-30📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-08-30📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-08-30📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2023-06-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2019-07-12➕ALCOCK, Nathan appointedsecretary
- 2018-08-08🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2005-03-23🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2005-02-04🔒Charge registered #3Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2002-07-08➕ALCOCK, Kaye Barbara appointedsecretary
- 2002-07-08➖IBBITSON, Elizabeth resignedsecretary
- 2002-05-01🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 1999-09-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
- 1993-05-18🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 1990-11-21🏢Company incorporatedAs CARECHAIR LIMITED
Owner dependency
58/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
Succession & seller-readiness
36/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ocura Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ocura Holdings Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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CARECHAIR LIMITED
This company · 02560886
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ocura Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 26/07/2024 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Christopher Alcockceased 26/07/2024· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
- Kaye Barbara Alcockceased 26/07/2024· 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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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1990-11-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC31090 — Manufacture of other furniture
Registered office
Enterprise House
7 Cranwick Industrial Estate
Hutton Cranswick
East Yorkshire
YO25 9PF
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-29
Last: 2025-07-15
Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)
SMITH, Murray→
Activedirector · ~35y · appointed 2024-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WHITBOURN, Nathan→
Activedirector · ~39y · appointed 2024-07-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
ALCOCK, Kaye Barbara→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2002-07-08 · resigned 2024-07-26
ALCOCK, Nathan→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2019-07-12 · resigned 2024-07-26
IBBITSON, Elizabeth→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 2002-07-08
ALCOCK, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~67y · resigned 2024-07-26
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Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 04/02/2005 | 08/08/2018 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC | Debenture deed | 1 property | 07/09/1999 | 23/03/2005 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Mortgage debenture | 1 property | 18/05/1993 | 01/05/2002 |
Recent filings (126 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-08-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-31
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-07-31
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-07-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-07-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-18
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-06-18