CARE MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
02743997 · ltd · incorporated 1992-09-01
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£159.8k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 26200
Sector: Manufacturing
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 62030Computer facilities management activities
  • 95110Repair of computers and peripheral equipment
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and acceptable with review structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).

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Refinance opportunity

9 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 31.4y

15/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 31.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Cashflow trend is negative — lender view likely cautious.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
9 charges (9/9 with lender, 9/9 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (3 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
116 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 declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £159,763
Cash draining
Cash down 42% YoY
Cash YoY
-42%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£69k
↓ 42% YoY
Net Worth
£160k
~ YoY
Current Assets
£251k
↓ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£59k£119k£178k£238k£297kSept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30
Total assets£168.9k£169.9k
Current assets£250.6k£297.4k
Cash£69.2k£118.9k
Debtors£165.7k£157.5k
Net assets£159.8k£159.6k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (62 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  2. 2024-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  3. 2024-06-06
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  4. 2024-06-01
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    KILBURN, David John appointed
    director
  5. 2023-12-04
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    address · AD01
  6. 2023-06-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-04-24
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    officers · TM01
  8. 2023-04-24
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2023-03-28
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    SMITH, Toby appointed
    director
  10. 2023-03-21
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    ROBSON, Simon resigned
    director
  11. 2022-02-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  16. 2018-06-05
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-06-05
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2018-06-05
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2018-05-31
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    ROBSON, Simon appointed
    director
  21. 2018-05-31
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    SHINGLER, Raymond Malcolm resigned
    director
  22. 2018-05-31
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    SLOAN, James Gerard resigned
    director
  23. 2018-05-23
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  24. 2018-05-16
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    Charge registered #10
    Lender: Care Micro Systems (Holdings) Limited
  25. 2017-08-17
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    Charge satisfied #9
  26. 2017-08-17
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    Charge satisfied #8
  27. 2012-08-02
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    Charge satisfied #7
  28. 2010-12-31
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    FFELAN, Paul Andrew resigned
    director
  29. 2009-07-01
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    FFELAN, Paul Andrew appointed
    director
  30. 2009-06-30
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    Charge satisfied #5
  31. 2009-06-30
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    Charge satisfied #3
  32. 2009-06-12
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    GRICE, Christopher Andrew resigned
    secretary
  33. 2009-06-12
    ➖
    GRICE, Christopher Andrew resigned
    director
  34. 2009-06-01
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    SLOAN, James Gerard appointed
    secretary
  35. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    SLOAN, James Gerard appointed
    director
  36. 2008-11-20
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    CORNICK, Stephen resigned
    director
  37. 2006-08-25
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    Charge registered #9
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  38. 2006-08-09
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    Charge registered #8
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  39. 2002-07-17
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    Charge satisfied #4
  40. 2002-07-17
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    Charge satisfied #2
  41. 2002-07-17
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    Charge satisfied #1
  42. 2002-06-26
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  43. 2002-04-25
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  44. 2002-01-01
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    GRICE, Christopher Andrew appointed
    secretary
  45. 2001-12-31
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    HAMPSHIRE, Gillian Clare resigned
    secretary
  46. 2001-12-31
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    HAMPSHIRE, Gillian Clare resigned
    director
  47. 2001-04-02
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
  48. 2001-04-02
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: H Arundale Limited
  49. 1997-03-01
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    NOWELL, David Andrew resigned
    director
  50. 1996-01-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Trade Indemnity-Heller Commercial Finance Limited
Showing most recent 50 of 62 events

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some 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 signal

Limited 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
medium

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

Group structure

Yorkshire It Holdings Ltd. is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Yorkshire It Holdings Ltd.
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CARE MICRO SYSTEMS LIMITED
This company · 02743997

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Yorkshire It Holdings Ltd.
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting31/05/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Raymond Malcolm Shinglerceased 31/05/2018· significant influence

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1992-09-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC26200 — SIC 26200

Registered office

26 Cayley Court
Hopper Hill Road
Scarborough
YO11 3YJ
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-15
Last: 2025-09-01

Officers (3 active · 12 resigned)

SLOAN, James Gerard→
secretary · appointed 2009-06-01
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Active
KILBURN, David John→
director · ~50y · appointed 2024-06-01
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Active
SMITH, Toby→
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-03-28
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Active
BRYDEN, David John→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 1992-09-09
Resigned
GRICE, Christopher Andrew→
secretary · appointed 2002-01-01 · resigned 2009-06-12
Resigned
HAMPSHIRE, Gillian Clare→
secretary · appointed 1992-09-08 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 1992-09-01
Resigned
CORNICK, Stephen→
director · ~70y · appointed 1992-09-08 · resigned 2008-11-20
Resigned
FFELAN, Paul Andrew→
director · ~53y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2010-12-31
Resigned
GRICE, Christopher Andrew→
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-09-08 · resigned 2009-06-12
Resigned
HAMPSHIRE, Gillian Clare→
director · ~71y · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 2001-12-31
Resigned
NOWELL, David Andrew→
director · ~62y · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 1997-03-01
Resigned
ROBSON, Simon→
director · ~60y · appointed 2018-05-31 · resigned 2023-03-21
Resigned
SHINGLER, Raymond Malcolm→
director · ~80y · appointed 1992-09-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned
SLOAN, James Gerard→
director · ~75y · appointed 2009-06-01 · resigned 2018-05-31
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

9
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:9 of 9 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Care Micro Systems (Holdings)
Care Micro Systems (Holdings) Limited
A registered charge1 property16/05/2018—
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Legal mortgage2 properties25/08/200617/08/2017
satisfied
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property09/08/200617/08/2017
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property26/06/200202/08/2012
satisfied
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
Debenture1 property25/04/200230/06/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Tsb Bank PLC
Mortgage deed1 property02/04/200117/07/2002
satisfied
H Arundale
H Arundale Limited
Mortgage2 properties02/04/200130/06/2009
satisfied
Trade Indemnity-Heller Commercial Finance
Trade Indemnity-Heller Commercial Finance Limited
Fixed charge over book debts1 property17/01/199617/07/2002
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
Lloyds Bank PLC
Debenture1 property13/01/199517/07/2002
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Recent filings (116 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-09-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-10-05