ABBOTSFORD CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

05761303 · ltd · incorporated 2006-03-29

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.

Why now

Window steady · low confidence

Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.

What changed my view

Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£724

book net assets

Opportunity

79/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: SIC 99999

Sector: Extraterritorial bodies

Investor take

Pursue

Asset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

7 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 19.7y

30/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 19.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)

Directors & officers

7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

83 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

79/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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 £724

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

£724

~ YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£724	£724
Debtors	£724	£724
Net assets	£724	£724

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

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand

2025-10-21
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2024-07-23
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2023-08-16
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2022-08-15
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accounts · AA
2022-01-05
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officers · TM01
2021-10-09
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PATEL, Surendra Shivabhai resigned
director
2021-07-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-12-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2019-10-23
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accounts · AA
2019-10-23
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2019-10-23
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other · AGREEMENT2
2019-10-23
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other · GUARANTEE2
2019-01-04
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accounts · AA
2019-01-04
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accounts · PARENT_ACC
2019-01-04
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other · AGREEMENT2
2019-01-04
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other · GUARANTEE2
2018-02-19
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accounts · AA01
2017-05-05
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Charge satisfied #7
2017-05-05
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Charge satisfied #6
2017-05-05
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Charge satisfied #5
2017-05-05
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Charge satisfied #4
2017-05-05
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Charge satisfied #3
2017-05-05
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-05-04
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BARCLAY, Rupert resigned
director
2017-05-04
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BROOKS, David Nicholas resigned
director
2017-05-04
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COWLEY, Andrew Christian resigned
director
2017-05-03
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BARCLAY, Rupert appointed
director
2017-05-03
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BROOKS, David Nicholas appointed
director
2017-05-03
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COWLEY, Andrew Christian appointed
director
2008-12-23
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Charge satisfied #1
2008-10-13
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Charge registered #7
Lender: Abbey National PLC
2008-10-13
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Charge registered #6
Lender: Abbey National PLC
2008-10-13
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Abbey National PLC
2008-10-13
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Abbey National PLC
2008-10-13
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Abbey National PLC
2008-10-13
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Abbey National PLC
2006-10-10
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Wisteria Investments Limited
2006-03-29
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Company incorporated
As ABBOTSFORD CARE LIMITED
2006-03-29
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ALFLATT, John Neal appointed
secretary
2006-03-29
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PATEL, Mahesh Shivabhai appointed
director
2006-03-29
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-03-29
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SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
corporate-nominee-secretary
2006-03-29
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PATEL, Surendra Shivabhai appointed
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 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — 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 73 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 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 ·

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.

Group structure

Minster Care Management Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Minster Care Management Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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ABBOTSFORD CARE LIMITED

This company · 05761303

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Minster Care Management Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Tailored diligence questions

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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Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2006-03-29

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

238 Station Road

Addlestone

Surrey

KT15 2PS

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-12

Last: 2026-03-29

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

ALFLATT, John Neal→

secretary · appointed 2006-03-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

PATEL, Mahesh Shivabhai→

director · ~73y · appointed 2006-03-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→

corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2006-03-29

Resigned

BARCLAY, Rupert→

director · ~68y · appointed 2017-05-03 · resigned 2017-05-04

Resigned

BROOKS, David Nicholas→

director · ~78y · appointed 2017-05-03 · resigned 2017-05-04

Resigned

COWLEY, Andrew Christian→

director · ~63y · appointed 2017-05-03 · resigned 2017-05-04

Resigned

PATEL, Surendra Shivabhai→

director · ~81y · appointed 2006-03-29 · resigned 2021-10-09

Resigned

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Santander Abbey National PLC	Legal charge	1 property	13/10/2008	05/05/2017
satisfied	Santander Abbey National PLC	Legal charge	1 property	13/10/2008	05/05/2017
satisfied	Santander Abbey National PLC	Legal charge	1 property	13/10/2008	05/05/2017
satisfied	Santander Abbey National PLC	Legal charge	1 property	13/10/2008	05/05/2017
satisfied	Santander Abbey National PLC	Legal charge	1 property	13/10/2008	05/05/2017
satisfied	Santander Abbey National PLC	Legal and general charge	1 property	13/10/2008	05/05/2017
satisfied	Wisteria Investments Wisteria Investments Limited	Debenture	1 property	10/10/2006	23/12/2008

Recent filings (83 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-10-21

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-04-01

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-07-23

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2023-08-16

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2022-08-15

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-08

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-01-05

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2021-07-14

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-03-31

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2020-12-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-03-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-audit-exemption-subsiduary

accounts · AA

2019-10-23