OUTDOOR CARE LTD

🌳Matureactive
03758762 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-23
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
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
12 officers (4 active, 12 linked, 6 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
88 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Dec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Average employees13001300

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (38 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-06
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-09-29
    📄
    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2025-09-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2025-08-26
    ➕
    CLARK, Peter Alan appointed
    director
  5. 2025-07-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-03-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-09-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  9. 2022-12-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-10-07
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-02-11
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2020-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-11-26
    ➕
    GRETHE, Leanne appointed
    secretary
  14. 2020-11-26
    ➕
    CLARK, Stephen Paul appointed
    director
  15. 2020-11-26
    ➖
    GRETHE, Stella Julie resigned
    secretary
  16. 2020-11-26
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  17. 2020-11-26
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-11-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2020-11-26
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  20. 2020-11-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-09-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  22. 2018-12-18
    ➖
    CLARK, Helen Maree resigned
    director
  23. 2007-08-16
    ➕
    GRETHE, Thomas Edward appointed
    director
  24. 2006-10-31
    ➖
    GRETHE, Barrie James resigned
    secretary
  25. 2006-10-31
    ➕
    GRETHE, Stella Julie appointed
    secretary
  26. 2000-04-08
    ➖
    GARDAM, Helen Maree resigned
    secretary
  27. 2000-04-08
    ➕
    GRETHE, Barrie James appointed
    secretary
  28. 2000-04-08
    ➖
    MCDOWELL, Paul Francis resigned
    secretary
  29. 1999-07-31
    ➕
    MCDOWELL, Paul Francis appointed
    secretary
  30. 1999-07-21
    ➖
    CLARK, Steven resigned
    director
  31. 1999-04-23
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As OUTDOOR CARE LTD
  32. 1999-04-23
    ➕
    GARDAM, Helen Maree appointed
    secretary
  33. 1999-04-23
    ➕
    CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD appointed
    corporate-secretary
  34. 1999-04-23
    ➖
    CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD resigned
    corporate-secretary
  35. 1999-04-23
    ➕
    CLARK, Helen Maree appointed
    director
  36. 1999-04-23
    ➕
    CLARK, Steven appointed
    director
  37. 1999-04-23
    ➕
    COWAN, Judy Rosalie appointed
    director
  38. 1999-04-23
    ➖
    COWAN, Judy Rosalie resigned
    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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • 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
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-04-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

C/O Azets Bulman House, Regent Centre
Gosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 3LS
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-27
Last: 2026-04-13

Officers (4 active · 8 resigned)

GRETHE, Leanne→
secretary · appointed 2020-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Peter Alan→
director · ~71y · appointed 2025-08-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CLARK, Stephen Paul→
director · ~63y · appointed 2020-11-26
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GRETHE, Thomas Edward→
director · ~50y · appointed 2007-08-16
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GARDAM, Helen Maree→
secretary · appointed 1999-04-23 · resigned 2000-04-08
Resigned
GRETHE, Barrie James→
secretary · appointed 2000-04-08 · resigned 2006-10-31
Resigned
GRETHE, Stella Julie→
secretary · appointed 2006-10-31 · resigned 2020-11-26
Resigned
MCDOWELL, Paul Francis→
secretary · appointed 1999-07-31 · resigned 2000-04-08
Resigned
CHANCERY BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS LTD→
corporate-secretary · appointed 1999-04-23 · resigned 1999-04-23
Resigned
CLARK, Helen Maree→
director · ~51y · appointed 1999-04-23 · resigned 2018-12-18
Resigned
CLARK, Steven→
director · ~63y · appointed 1999-04-23 · resigned 1999-07-21
Resigned
COWAN, Judy Rosalie→
director · ~87y · appointed 1999-04-23 · resigned 1999-04-23
Resigned

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Recent filings (88 total)

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-05-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-28
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-09-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-16
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-05-18