ABSOLUTE CARE BRISTOL LTD

💤Zombieactive
06424765 · ltd · incorporated 2007-11-12
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
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year to Nov 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other building completion and finishing
Sector: Construction
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. 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 (58/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
55 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
60
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2024Nov 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-11-302024-11-30
Average employees1000

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
  1. 2026-02-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-08-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-08-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-03-10
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-03-10
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  10. 2020-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-08-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-11-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2018-11-10
    ➖
    TUGWELL, Rodney Warren resigned
    director
  14. 2018-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-08-22
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  16. 2017-08-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2013-07-01
    ➕
    TUGWELL, Rodney Warren appointed
    director
  18. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    TUGWELL, Tina Ann appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-12-01
    ➕
    TUGWELL, Matthew appointed
    director
  20. 2007-11-14
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  21. 2007-11-14
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  22. 2007-11-12
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    Company incorporated
    As ABSOLUTE CARE BRISTOL LTD
  23. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  24. 2007-11-12
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director

Owner dependency

85/100
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 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

68/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • 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

clean
No 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
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Matthew Tugwell
Individual · British · DOB 06/1971 · age 55
50–75%
—50-75% shares15/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2007-11-12
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC43390 — Other building completion and finishing

Registered office

73 Claremont Road
Bishopston
Bristol
BS7 8DW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-08-31
Last made up to: 2025-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-27
Last: 2025-11-13

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

TUGWELL, Tina Ann→
secretary · appointed 2007-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
TUGWELL, Matthew→
director · ~55y · appointed 2007-12-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned
TUGWELL, Rodney Warren→
director · ~82y · appointed 2013-07-01 · resigned 2018-11-10
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-11-12 · resigned 2007-11-14
Resigned

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Recent filings (55 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-03-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-03-10
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-13