ACTION FOR CARE LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
06679336 · ltd · incorporated 2008-08-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Stable recent picture — watch for any upcoming trigger event.
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
£10.41M
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 4 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
26 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 17.7y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 17.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (74/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
26 charges (26/26 with lender, 26/26 with type)
90
Directors & officers
6 officers (3 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
100 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
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
85
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 · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £440,135
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-08-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £10.41M |
| Gross profit | £2.76M |
| Operating profit | £1.15M |
| Profit before tax | £440.1k |
| Average employees | 24900 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
4 signals 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 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand
- 2026-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19➖JACKSON, Kirsty Elizabeth resigneddirector
- 2023-12-19📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-08-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-groupaccounts · AA
- 2021-05-26📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-05-26📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-05-26📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2021-01-27➕KENNEDY, Jayne Anne appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27➖HADFIELD, Robert resignedsecretary
- 2021-01-27➕JACKSON, Kirsty Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-01-27📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2020-05-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-02-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-21📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #24
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #23
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #22
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #21
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #20
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #18
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #17
- 2020-02-21🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2020-02-04🔒Charge registered #26Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
- 2020-02-04🔒Charge registered #25Lender: Triodos Bank UK Limited
- 2017-06-30🔒Charge registered #24Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #9
- 2017-06-02🔓Charge satisfied #8
- 2017-06-01🔒Charge registered #23Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-06-01🔒Charge registered #22Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-06-01🔒Charge registered #21Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-06-01🔒Charge registered #20Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-06-01🔒Charge registered #19Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-06-01🔒Charge registered #18Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2017-06-01🔒Charge registered #17Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
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Owner dependency
76/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
69/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 18 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 18 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.
Group structure
Hadfield Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Hadfield Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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ACTION FOR CARE LIMITED
This company · 06679336
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Hadfield Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 30/04/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Robert Hadfieldceased 30/04/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2008-08-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
91-97 Saltergate
Chesterfield
Derbyshire
S40 1LA
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-04
Last: 2025-08-21
Officers (3 active · 3 resigned)
JACKSON, Kirsty Elizabeth→
Activesecretary · appointed 2017-05-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HADFIELD, Robert→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2008-08-21
View their other companies + combined net worth →
KENNEDY, Jayne Anne→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2021-01-27
View their other companies + combined net worth →
HADFIELD, Robert→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2009-10-21 · resigned 2021-01-27
KENNEDY, Jayne Anne→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2008-08-21 · resigned 2009-10-21
JACKSON, Kirsty Elizabeth→
Resigneddirector · ~48y · appointed 2021-01-27 · resigned 2023-12-19
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Mortgages & charges
26
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:26 of 26 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Triodos Bank UK Triodos Bank UK Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 04/02/2020 | — | |
| outstanding | Triodos Bank UK Triodos Bank UK Limited | A registered charge | 2 properties | 04/02/2020 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 30/06/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/06/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 27/04/2017 | 21/02/2020 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 05/02/2016 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/10/2015 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 2 properties | 21/10/2015 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2015 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2015 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2015 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2015 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | Santander Santander UK PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 21/10/2015 | 02/06/2017 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/05/2015 | 23/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2013 | 23/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 02/08/2013 | 23/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 27/11/2009 | 20/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Legal charge | 1 property | 24/06/2009 | 23/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Legal charge | 2 properties | 01/05/2009 | 23/10/2015 | |
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 11/11/2008 | 23/10/2015 |
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Recent filings (100 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2026-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-05-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-group
accounts · AA
2021-06-09
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2021-05-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-05-26
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-05-26