ACTIVE CARE HOMES LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
05660543 · ltd · incorporated 2005-12-21
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
£172.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Special-situation opportunityDistressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.
Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 50/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
86 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £172,343
Cash YoY
+6%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£199k
↑ 6.2% YoY
Net Worth
£172k
↑ 9.0% YoY
Current Assets
£220k
↑ 10% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £175.7k | £161.5k |
| Current assets | £219.9k | £199.1k |
| Cash | £199.4k | £187.8k |
| Debtors | £20.5k | £11.4k |
| Net assets | £172.3k | £158.2k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-28📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2025-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-10-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-10-28📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2024-12-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-03-29📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-19📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2011-10-31➕HAPPS, William Geoffrey appointedsecretary
- 2011-07-13➖AXHOLME SECRETARIES LIMITED resignedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-12-30➕BREWSTER, Lee appointeddirector
- 2005-12-30➕HAPPS, William Geoffrey appointeddirector
- 2005-12-30➖AXHOLME DIRECTORS LIMITED resignedcorporate-director
- 2005-12-21🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTIVE CARE HOMES LIMITED
- 2005-12-21➕AXHOLME SECRETARIES LIMITED appointedcorporate-secretary
- 2005-12-21➕AXHOLME DIRECTORS LIMITED appointedcorporate-director
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
86/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 20 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 ·Has insolvency history
mediumCompanies House flags prior insolvency events. Review the insolvency filings for context.
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Lee Brewster Individual · British · DOB 01/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2021 |
Mr William Geoffrey Happs Individual · British · DOB 12/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | — | 25-50% shares | 01/01/2021 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 360 CARE LIMITED→ 06777375 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
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| ABELA LIMITED→ 17072195 · est 2026 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ABLE LOCUM LIMITED→ 13507150 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ACCEPTABLE COLLECTION LIMITED→ 14041762 · est 2022 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
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| ACTIVE LIVES ACTIVE COMMUNITIES CIC→ 11418795 · est 2018 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 7y | — | — |
| ACTIVE8 NORTH LINCS LTD→ 15575628 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2005-12-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Registered office
Manor House
Old Hexthorpe
Doncaster
DN4 0HY
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-04
Last: 2025-12-21
Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)
HAPPS, William Geoffrey→
Activesecretary · appointed 2011-10-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BREWSTER, Lee→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2005-12-30
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HAPPS, William Geoffrey→
Activedirector · ~65y · appointed 2005-12-30
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AXHOLME SECRETARIES LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2011-07-13
AXHOLME DIRECTORS LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-director · appointed 2005-12-21 · resigned 2005-12-30
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Recent filings (86 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-12-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-28
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-10-28
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-10-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-12-25