ANDREW CARE LTD

🌳Matureactive

03762635 · ltd · incorporated 1999-04-29

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 25.1y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Apr 2025

Net worth

£1.08M

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 25.1y

70/100

ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

· Oldest live charge is 25.1 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 15/100 — 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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (5 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

87 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

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 £1,078,978

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£1.1m

Current Assets

£3.8m

Current Liabilities

—

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30
Total assets	£3.61M
Current assets	£3.84M
Net assets	£1.08M

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 accounts
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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2026-02-07
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2025-04-30
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2024-04-30
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accounts · AA
2023-06-21
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resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2023-06-21
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incorporation · MA
2023-06-17
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capital · SH10
2023-06-17
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capital · SH10
2023-06-17
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capital · SH08
2023-06-17
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capital · SH08
2023-06-16
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mortgage · MR01
2023-06-16
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mortgage · MR01
2023-06-12
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2023-06-06
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mortgage · MR04
2023-06-06
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Charge satisfied #1
2023-06-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Cynergy Bank Limited
2023-06-05
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Cynergy Bank Limited
2023-04-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts · AA
2020-01-31
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accounts · AA
2019-06-10
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ANDREW, Chloe appointed
director
2019-06-10
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MAZARI, Chelsey appointed
director
2001-06-21
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-07-08
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ANDREW, Ann appointed
secretary
1999-07-08
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ANDREW, Ann appointed
director
1999-07-08
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ANDREW, Craig Paul appointed
director
1999-05-05
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-05-05
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD resigned
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1999-04-29
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Company incorporated
As ANDREW CARE LTD
1999-04-29
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY SECRETARIES LTD appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
1999-04-29
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COUNTRYWIDE COMPANY DIRECTORS LTD appointed
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Owner dependency

81/100

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "ANDREW" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 27 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

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Craig Paul Andrew Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	29/04/2017
Mrs Ann Andrew Individual · British · DOB 06/1963 · age 63	25–50%	25–50%	25-50% shares · 25-50% voting	29/04/2017

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

Incorporated1999-04-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

24-25 Broad Walk

Buxton

Derbyshire

SK17 6JR

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-05-13

Last: 2026-04-29