ARBORETUM NURSING HOME LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06593369 · ltd · incorporated 2008-05-14
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
—
year to Nov 2024
Net worth
£197.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Special-situation opportunity
Distressed healthcare with salvageable qualities — special-situations priority.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 78). Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -90% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 5 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
57 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
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £197,609
Cash draining
Cash down 90% YoY
Cash YoY
-90%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£3k
↓ 90% YoY
Net Worth
£198k
↑ 12% YoY
Current Assets
£435k
↑ 16% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£87k£174k£261k£348k£435kNov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30
Total assets£207.0k£245.5k
Current assets£435.0k£373.8k
Cash£3.0k£30.3k
Debtors£417.0k£331.0k
Net assets£197.6k£176.4k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-31
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2024-10-24
    ➕
    LUKE, George David appointed
    director
  4. 2024-09-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-03-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-03-19
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    LUKE, George David resigned
    director
  7. 2024-02-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2023-06-06
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-04-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2023-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-10-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2022-08-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  13. 2022-08-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  14. 2021-05-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-02-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2018-02-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-07-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2008-10-01
    ➕
    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  20. 2008-10-01
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    CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  21. 2008-05-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ARBORETUM NURSING HOME LIMITED
  22. 2008-05-14
    ➕
    LUKE, John Edward appointed
    director
  23. 2008-05-14
    ➕
    COUCH, Karla appointed
    secretary
  24. 2008-05-14
    ➖
    COUCH, Karla resigned
    secretary
  25. 2008-05-14
    ➕
    LABELLE, Jean Pierre appointed
    director
  26. 2008-05-14
    ➖
    LABELLE, Jean Pierre resigned
    director
  27. 2008-05-14
    ➕
    LABELLE, Jean Pierre appointed
    director
  28. 2008-05-14
    ➖
    LABELLE, Jean Pierre resigned
    director
  29. 2008-05-14
    ➕
    LUKE, George David appointed
    director

Owner dependency

91/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

74/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.

Red flags

1 high ·
Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-28

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr John Edward Luke
Individual · British · DOB 05/1950 · age 76
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016
Mr George David Luke
Individual · British · DOB 08/1948 · age 78
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2008-05-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

Admiral House
Waterfront East
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 1XG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-28OVERDUE
Last: 2025-05-14

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

LUKE, George David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2024-10-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LUKE, John Edward→
director · ~76y · appointed 2008-05-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
COUCH, Karla→
secretary · appointed 2008-05-14 · resigned 2008-05-14
Resigned
LABELLE, Jean Pierre→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-05-14 · resigned 2008-05-14
Resigned
LABELLE, Jean Pierre→
director · ~49y · appointed 2008-05-14 · resigned 2008-05-14
Resigned
LUKE, George David→
director · ~78y · appointed 2008-05-14 · resigned 2024-03-19
Resigned
CENTRAL DIRECTORS LIMITED→
corporate-director · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2008-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (57 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-07
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-22
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-02-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-06-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-08-16
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-08-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01