ABC CARE HOME LTD

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05460578 · ltd · incorporated 2005-05-23
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
—
year to May 2025
Net worth
£336.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 20.9y

15/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 20.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)
90
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
65 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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £335,994
Cash YoY
+84%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£215k
↑ 84% YoY
Net Worth
£336k
↑ 51% YoY
Current Assets
£215k
↑ 84% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£67k£134k£202k£269k£336kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£336.0k£223.3k
Current assets£215.3k£116.9k
Cash£215.3k£116.9k
Net assets£336.0k£223.3k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (31 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
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  2. 2025-02-27
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  3. 2024-02-28
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  4. 2023-02-27
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  5. 2021-09-09
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  6. 2021-02-15
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  7. 2020-02-29
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  8. 2019-08-22
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  9. 2019-02-25
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  10. 2018-03-05
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  11. 2017-07-14
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  12. 2017-02-28
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  13. 2017-01-12
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    address · AD01
  14. 2016-11-22
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    officers · TM02
  15. 2016-10-01
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    BALAKRISHNAN, Bindu resigned
    secretary
  16. 2010-12-17
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  17. 2009-03-13
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    Charge satisfied #2
  18. 2009-03-13
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    Charge satisfied #1
  19. 2009-03-03
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Abbey Natioal PLC as Trustee for the Group
  20. 2009-03-03
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Abbey National PLC as Trustee for the Group
  21. 2005-11-18
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  22. 2005-11-01
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    GOMEZ, Stephen Sunny Moan Peter resigned
    director
  23. 2005-07-21
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    GOMEZ, Stephen Sunny Moan Peter appointed
    director
  24. 2005-06-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  25. 2005-05-23
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    Company incorporated
    As ABC CARE HOME LTD
  26. 2005-05-23
    ➕
    BALAKRISHNAN, Nazir Babu appointed
    director
  27. 2005-05-23
    ➕
    BALAKRISHNAN, Bindu appointed
    secretary
  28. 2005-05-23
    ➕
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  29. 2005-05-23
    ➖
    M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  30. 2005-05-23
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    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  31. 2005-05-23
    ➖
    DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

93/100
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 21 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 61. Early succession window.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 21 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 21 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 ·
Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Nazir Babu Balakrishnan
Individual · British · DOB 04/1965 · age 61
75–100%
—75-100% shares18/05/2017

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
Incorporated2005-05-23
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

33 Stirling Drive
Caterham
CR3 5GB
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-19
Last: 2026-04-05

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

BALAKRISHNAN, Nazir Babu→
director · ~61y · appointed 2005-05-23
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BALAKRISHNAN, Bindu→
secretary · appointed 2005-05-23 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned
M W DOUGLAS & COMPANY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2005-05-23 · resigned 2005-05-23
Resigned
GOMEZ, Stephen Sunny Moan Peter→
director · ~64y · appointed 2005-07-21 · resigned 2005-11-01
Resigned
DOUGLAS NOMINEES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2005-05-23 · resigned 2005-05-23
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

5
Total charges
3
Outstanding
3
Active lenders
Status:Lender:5 of 5 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property17/12/2010—
outstanding
Abbey Natioal as Trustee for the Group
Abbey Natioal PLC as Trustee for the Group
Legal and general charge1 property03/03/2009—
outstanding
Santander
Abbey National PLC as Trustee for the Group
Legal charge1 property03/03/2009—
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Legal charge1 property18/11/200513/03/2009
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Debenture1 property15/06/200513/03/2009
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Recent filings (65 total)

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confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-24
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accounts · AA
2026-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-10
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accounts · AA
2025-02-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-04
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accounts · AA
2024-02-28
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-20
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accounts · AA
2023-02-27
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-09
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-05
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confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-02-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-02-03