APPLETREE HOUSE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
05779345 · ltd · incorporated 2006-04-12
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 Apr 2025
Net worth
£581.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (93/100, director aged 69). 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
3 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 9.7y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (76/100)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
3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 1 with DOB)
75
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
52 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 · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £581,936
Cash YoY
-0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£94k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£582k
↑ 6.7% YoY
Current Assets
£533k
↑ 7.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-04-30 | 2024-04-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £678.6k | £643.2k |
| Current assets | £532.9k | £494.4k |
| Cash | £94.3k | £94.7k |
| Debtors | £437.7k | £399.1k |
| Net assets | £581.9k | £545.6k |
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.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-30📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-06-30🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-03-31📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2023-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-10-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2016-10-07🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2016-10-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Aldermore Bank PLC
- 2010-05-31➖WEATHERILL, Karen Grace resignedsecretary
- 2009-06-08➖HUNTER, Christopher Ian resignedsecretary
- 2009-06-08➕WEATHERILL, Karen Grace appointedsecretary
- 2007-06-14➖BURNS, Lynda Denise resignedsecretary
- 2007-06-14➕HUNTER, Christopher Ian appointedsecretary
- 2006-04-12🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLETREE HOUSE RESIDENTIAL CARE HOME LIMITED
- 2006-04-12➕CHAMBERLAIN, Linda appointeddirector
- 2006-04-12➕BURNS, Lynda Denise appointedsecretary
Owner dependency
100/100
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
- +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 69 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
95/100
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 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- 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
mediumMultiple 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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Linda Jacqueline Chamberlain Individual · British · DOB 05/1957 · age 69 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 01/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
🔒Tailored diligence questions
8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2006-04-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Registered office
31 Norwood
Beverley
East Yorkshire
HU17 9HN
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-26
Last: 2026-04-12
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
CHAMBERLAIN, Linda→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2006-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
BURNS, Lynda Denise→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2006-04-12 · resigned 2007-06-14
HUNTER, Christopher Ian→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2007-06-14 · resigned 2009-06-08
WEATHERILL, Karen Grace→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-06-08 · resigned 2010-05-31
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
3
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 28/03/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 07/10/2016 | 30/06/2023 | |
| satisfied | Aldermore Aldermore Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/10/2016 | 30/06/2023 |
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Recent filings (52 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-30
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-04-12
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-03-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-04-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-04-21