BABBACOMBE CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
03858600 · ltd · incorporated 1999-10-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (75/100, director aged 76). Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · oldest 26.3y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 26.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
8 officers (1 active, 8 linked, 4 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
92 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Average employees363200

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 officers
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-06-17
    ➖
    SAWTELL, Angelique Christina Ann resigned
    director
  3. 2026-04-07
    ➖
    SAWTELL, Angelique Christina Ann resigned
    secretary
  4. 2026-04-07
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  5. 2026-03-10
    📄
    replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
    officers · RP01AP01
  6. 2025-12-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-11-30
    ➖
    DANTE, Mr Alix resigned
    director
  8. 2025-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2025-09-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  10. 2025-09-03
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-07-01
    ➕
    DANTE, Mr Alix appointed
    director
  12. 2025-07-01
    ➕
    SAWTELL, Angelique Christina Ann appointed
    director
  13. 2024-12-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2023-12-14
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2023-10-12
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2023-10-12
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2022-12-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-12-13
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-10-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  21. 2019-10-21
    📍
    change-sail-address-company-with-old-address-new-address
    address · AD02
  22. 2019-07-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  23. 2004-08-23
    ➕
    SAWTELL, Angelique Christina Ann appointed
    secretary
  24. 2004-08-23
    ➖
    WALTON, Stephen Allan resigned
    secretary
  25. 2004-08-23
    ➖
    WALTON, Stephen Allan resigned
    director
  26. 2000-03-21
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  27. 2000-03-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
  28. 1999-10-13
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As BABBACOMBE CARE LIMITED
  29. 1999-10-13
    ➕
    HIGGINS, Christine Nilde Wanda appointed
    director
  30. 1999-10-13
    ➕
    WALTON, Stephen Allan appointed
    secretary
  31. 1999-10-13
    ➕
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  32. 1999-10-13
    ➖
    THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  33. 1999-10-13
    ➕
    WALTON, Stephen Allan appointed
    director
  34. 1999-10-13
    ➕
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  35. 1999-10-13
    ➖
    THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

100/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

100/100
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 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • 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

1 med ·
3 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: SAWTELL, Angelique Christina Ann resigned 2026-04-07; DANTE, Mr Alix resigned 2025-11-30; SAWTELL, Angelique Christina Ann resigned 2026-06-17

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Christine Nilde Wanda Higgins
Individual · British · DOB 03/1950 · age 76
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1999-10-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Hadleigh Court Stanley Road
Cary Park, Babbacombe
Torquay
Devon
TQ1 3JZ
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10

Officers (1 active · 7 resigned)

HIGGINS, Christine Nilde Wanda→
director · ~76y · appointed 1999-10-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SAWTELL, Angelique Christina Ann→
secretary · appointed 2004-08-23 · resigned 2026-04-07
Resigned
WALTON, Stephen Allan→
secretary · appointed 1999-10-13 · resigned 2004-08-23
Resigned
THEYDON SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1999-10-13 · resigned 1999-10-13
Resigned
DANTE, Mr Alix→
director · ~37y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2025-11-30
Resigned
SAWTELL, Angelique Christina Ann→
director · ~42y · appointed 2025-07-01 · resigned 2026-06-17
Resigned
WALTON, Stephen Allan→
director · ~75y · appointed 1999-10-13 · resigned 2004-08-23
Resigned
THEYDON NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1999-10-13 · resigned 1999-10-13
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Debenture1 property21/03/2000—
outstanding
Barclays
Barclays Bank PLC
Legal charge1 property21/03/2000—
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Recent filings (92 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-07-01
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2026-04-07
replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP01AP01
2026-03-10
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-10-12
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-10-12