AMPHION HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
03480829 · ltd · incorporated 1997-12-15
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 18.7y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£1.32M
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 18.7y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 18.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (4 active, 8 linked, 5 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
75 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
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 £1,322,584
Cash YoY
+7%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£359k
↑ 7.1% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£1.6m
↑ 8.7% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£320k£639k£959k£1.3m£1.6mDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£1.34M£1.27M
Current assets£1.60M£1.47M
Cash£359.5k£335.5k
Debtors£1.24M£1.13M
Net assets£1.32M£1.24M

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

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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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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-14
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  2. 2025-12-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-11-21
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  4. 2025-10-10
    ➖
    BEST, Nigel Tempest resigned
    director
  5. 2025-10-10
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2025-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-09-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-12-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2020-12-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2016-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  16. 2016-03-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    BEST, Sally Anne appointed
    director
  18. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    HEPWORTH, Richard George appointed
    director
  19. 2016-03-01
    ➕
    BEST, Nigel Tempest appointed
    director
  20. 2015-07-07
    ➖
    HEPWORTH, Kathleen Bridget resigned
    director
  21. 2007-11-16
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 1997-12-15
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    Company incorporated
    As AMPHION HOME CARE SERVICES LIMITED
  23. 1997-12-15
    ➕
    HEPWORTH, George Kevin appointed
    secretary
  24. 1997-12-15
    ➕
    HEPWORTH, George Kevin appointed
    director
  25. 1997-12-15
    ➕
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 1997-12-15
    ➖
    TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  27. 1997-12-15
    ➕
    HEPWORTH, Kathleen Bridget appointed
    director
  28. 1997-12-15
    ➕
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  29. 1997-12-15
    ➖
    COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

83/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr George Kevin Hepworth
Individual · British · DOB 11/1942 · age 84
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016
Mr Richard George Hepworth
Individual · British · DOB 05/1974 · age 52
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-12-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

1 Modder Street
Scunthorpe
Lincolnshire
DN16 2SH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-24
Last: 2025-10-10

Officers (4 active · 4 resigned)

HEPWORTH, George Kevin→
secretary · appointed 1997-12-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BEST, Sally Anne→
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
HEPWORTH, George Kevin→
director · ~84y · appointed 1997-12-15
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Active
HEPWORTH, Richard George→
director · ~52y · appointed 2016-03-01
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Active
TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-12-15 · resigned 1997-12-15
Resigned
BEST, Nigel Tempest→
director · ~56y · appointed 2016-03-01 · resigned 2025-10-10
Resigned
HEPWORTH, Kathleen Bridget→
director · ~87y · appointed 1997-12-15 · resigned 2015-07-07
Resigned
COMPANY DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1997-12-15 · resigned 1997-12-15
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property16/11/2007—
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Recent filings (75 total)

memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-01-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-30
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-31