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03068125 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1995-06-14
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
44 officers (6 active, 44 linked, 37 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
156 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees424200

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (102 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-07-08
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  3. 2025-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-07-04
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-03-18
    GRAY, Stephen David resigned
    director
  7. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-05-20
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2024-05-20
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2023-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-11-21
    DAY, Kevin resigned
    director
  12. 2023-09-18
    BOUGHEY, Jeremy appointed
    director
  13. 2023-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  14. 2023-04-11
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2023-04-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2023-04-11
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2023-03-29
    GRAY, Stephen David appointed
    director
  18. 2023-02-01
    PLANT, Ruth appointed
    secretary
  19. 2023-01-31
    JONES, Cathy resigned
    secretary
  20. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2022-11-30
    HARRIS, Simon Christopher resigned
    director
  22. 2021-12-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2021-07-15
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  24. 2021-07-15
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  25. 2021-07-15
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  26. 2021-07-15
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  27. 2021-05-26
    EDWARDS, Pamela Trudy resigned
    secretary
  28. 2021-05-26
    JONES, Cathy appointed
    secretary
  29. 2021-05-26
    EDWARDS, Pamela Trudy resigned
    director
  30. 2020-11-25
    MARTIN, Barbara Jane appointed
    director
  31. 2019-12-11
    DAY, Kevin appointed
    director
  32. 2017-11-29
    LANCASTER, Jason David resigned
    director
  33. 2015-10-09
    CREEK, Michael appointed
    director
  34. 2015-10-09
    BALL, Adrian Alan resigned
    director
  35. 2015-10-09
    MACARTHY, John resigned
    director
  36. 2015-01-28
    MCKENZIE, John David resigned
    director
  37. 2013-10-03
    MACARTHY, John appointed
    director
  38. 2013-01-30
    EDWARDS, Pamela Trudy appointed
    secretary
  39. 2013-01-30
    HARRIS, Simon Christopher resigned
    secretary
  40. 2013-01-30
    LANCASTER, Jason David appointed
    director
  41. 2012-10-18
    BALL, Adrian Alan appointed
    director
  42. 2012-09-24
    BOUGHEY, Jeremy resigned
    director
  43. 2011-10-03
    WILSON, Harvey resigned
    director
  44. 2010-09-22
    READ, Susan Cheryl appointed
    director
  45. 2010-03-24
    BOUGHEY, Jeremy appointed
    director
  46. 2009-06-26
    WILSON, Harvey appointed
    director
  47. 2009-05-23
    MACARTHY, John resigned
    director
  48. 2009-04-01
    WILSON, Gearleane Kathleen resigned
    director
  49. 2008-07-04
    MACARTHY, John appointed
    director
  50. 2007-07-06
    EDWARDS, Elizabeth resigned
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 102 events

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
  • -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — 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 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1995-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Winton House
Stoke Road
Stoke On Trent
ST4 2RW

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-13
Last: 2026-06-29

Officers (6 active · 38 resigned)

PLANT, Ruth
secretary · appointed 2023-02-01
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Active
ASHTON, Mark Steven Grainger
director · ~68y · appointed 1995-06-14
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Active
BOUGHEY, Jeremy
director · ~63y · appointed 2023-09-18
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Active
CREEK, Michael
director · ~80y · appointed 2015-10-09
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Active
MARTIN, Barbara Jane
director · ~70y · appointed 2020-11-25
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Active
READ, Susan Cheryl
director · ~68y · appointed 2010-09-22
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Active
EDWARDS, Pamela Trudy
secretary · appointed 2013-01-30 · resigned 2021-05-26
Resigned
HARRIS, Simon Christopher
secretary · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2013-01-30
Resigned
JONES, Cathy
secretary · appointed 2021-05-26 · resigned 2023-01-31
Resigned
KIDNEY, David Neil
secretary · appointed 1995-06-14 · resigned 1997-05-12
Resigned
SELWOOD, Kate Mary
secretary · appointed 1997-05-28 · resigned 2000-06-23
Resigned
YATES, John Arthur
secretary · appointed 2000-06-23 · resigned 2002-06-27
Resigned
BALL, Adrian Alan
director · ~54y · appointed 2012-10-18 · resigned 2015-10-09
Resigned
BOUGHEY, Jeremy
director · ~63y · appointed 2010-03-24 · resigned 2012-09-24
Resigned
BRIDGWOOD, Joyce Margaret
director · ~83y · appointed 1997-02-22 · resigned 1998-01-21
Resigned
CANTLIFF, Wendy Rebecca
director · ~66y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2001-02-13
Resigned
COLES, Sarah Jane
director · ~45y · appointed 2001-11-21 · resigned 2003-07-16
Resigned
DALY, Jeannette Susan
director · ~77y · appointed 1996-05-15 · resigned 1997-03-05
Resigned
DAY, Kevin
director · ~55y · appointed 2019-12-11 · resigned 2023-11-21
Resigned
EDWARDS, Elizabeth
director · ~68y · appointed 2002-06-27 · resigned 2007-07-06
Resigned

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Recent filings (156 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-15
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-05-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-05
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-11
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-04-11