ACADEMY HOMECARE SERVICES LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
06051338 · ltd · incorporated 2007-01-12
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£2.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 61-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 61). 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
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 11.8y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 11.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
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
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £2,316
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,109 YoY
Cash YoY
+2%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£36k
↑ 2.1% YoY
Net Worth
£2k
↓ 32% YoY
Current Assets
£113k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-01-31 | 2024-01-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £53.6k | £54.1k |
| Current assets | £112.9k | £113.0k |
| Cash | £36.4k | £35.6k |
| Debtors | £76.5k | £77.4k |
| Net assets | £2.3k | £3.4k |
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 confirmation-statement
- • 1 mortgage
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-09📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2026-02-09🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-01📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2024-01-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-06-24📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-01-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-10-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2016-10-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-02-09📄annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholdersannual-return · AR01
- 2015-11-23🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2014-08-22🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD
- 2007-01-12🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMY HOMECARE SERVICES LIMITED
- 2007-01-12➕YARDLEY, Phillip Christopher appointedsecretary
- 2007-01-12➕YARDLEY, Tracy appointeddirector
Owner dependency
98/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 61 — approaching natural succession window.
- +No director turnover: Company is 19 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Tracy Yardley Individual · British · DOB 06/1965 · age 61 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-01-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Registered office
The Striders Centre
High Street
Kingswinford
West Midlands
DY6 8AP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
YARDLEY, Phillip Christopher→
Activesecretary · appointed 2007-01-12
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YARDLEY, Tracy→
Activedirector · ~61y · appointed 2007-01-12
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 23/11/2015 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank Commercial Finance LTD | A registered charge | — | 22/08/2014 | 09/02/2026 |
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-10-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2024-11-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2022-06-24
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-01-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-02-01