A & L CARE HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

06718612 · ltd · incorporated 2008-10-08

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 Aug 2025

Net worth

£2.58M

book net assets

Opportunity

82/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Activities of head offices

Sector: Professional, scientific & technical

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (70/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -98% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

3 live charges · oldest 12.8y

45/100

under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

· Oldest live charge is 12.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· 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

Lenders & charges

3 charges (3/3 with lender, 3/3 with type)

Directors & officers

5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

102 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

82/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,581,696

Cash draining

Cash down 98% YoY

Cash YoY

-98%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£508

↓ 98% YoY

Net Worth

£2.6m

↑ 2.8% YoY

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-08-31	2024-08-31
Total assets	£4.71M	£4.81M
Cash	£508	£23.9k
Net assets	£2.58M	£2.51M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand

2026-05-29
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accounts · AA
2025-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2024-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-05-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-05-26
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2020-10-29
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2020-05-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-audited-abridged
accounts · AA
2019-05-22
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2018-11-05
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2018-05-25
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accounts · AA
2018-05-18
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WEBB, Lisa appointed
secretary
2018-05-18
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officers · AP03
2018-05-18
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capital · SH19
2018-05-18
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capital · SH19
2018-05-03
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officers · TM01
2018-04-30
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WEBB, Andrew Harry resigned
director
2018-04-26
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capital · SH01
2013-08-30
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Charge registered #3
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-08-30
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Charge registered #2
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2013-08-29
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Charge registered #1
Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
2008-10-08
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Company incorporated
As A & L CARE HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED
2008-10-08
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WEBB, Lisa appointed
director
2008-10-08
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2008-10-08
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TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2008-10-08
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KAHAN, Barbara appointed
director
2008-10-08
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KAHAN, Barbara resigned
director
2008-10-08
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WEBB, Andrew Harry appointed
director

Owner dependency

93/100

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 18 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. 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 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

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

A & L Care Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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A & L Care Group Limited

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control

ultimate parent

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A & L CARE HOMES HOLDINGS LIMITED

This company · 06718612

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
A & L Care Group Limited Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	05/04/2018
Mrs Lisa Webb Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

1 historic (ceased) PSC

Mr Andrew Harry Webbceased 30/04/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control

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

Incorporated2008-10-08

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC70100 — Activities of head offices

Registered office

7 Sandy Court

Ashleigh Way Langage Business Park

Plymouth

Devon

PL7 5JX

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-05-31

Last made up to: 2025-08-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-10-22

Last: 2025-10-08

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

WEBB, Lisa→

secretary · appointed 2018-05-18

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Active

WEBB, Lisa→

director · ~60y · appointed 2008-10-08

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Active

TEMPLE SECRETARIES LIMITED→

corporate-secretary · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2008-10-08

Resigned

KAHAN, Barbara→

director · ~95y · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2008-10-08

Resigned

WEBB, Andrew Harry→

director · ~64y · appointed 2008-10-08 · resigned 2018-04-30

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:3 of 3 shown

		Type	Properties
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/08/2013	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	30/08/2013	—
outstanding	National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC	A registered charge	1 property	29/08/2013	—

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