ALWAYS TAKE CARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07151353 · ltd · incorporated 2010-02-09
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£445.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -40% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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, 5 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red 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 £445,886
Cash draining
Cash down 40% YoY
Cash YoY
-40%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£47k
↓ 40% YoY
Net Worth
£446k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£711k
↓ 6.4% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£152k£304k£455k£607k£759kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£494.5k£408.4k
Current assets£710.5k£758.8k
Cash£47.2k£79.1k
Debtors£663.3k£679.7k
Net assets£445.9k£389.3k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-25
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2025-07-14
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  3. 2025-06-20
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-03-20
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    GEBBIE, Heather Louise resigned
    director
  5. 2024-09-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-08-05
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    officers · CH01
  7. 2024-08-05
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  8. 2023-12-18
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    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-08
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    officers · AP01
  10. 2023-02-01
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    HAYWARD, Darren Keith appointed
    director
  11. 2022-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-12-22
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  13. 2021-08-12
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2021-08-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2021-06-13
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    GEBBIE, Frank Norton resigned
    director
  16. 2021-03-16
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  17. 2020-12-17
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  18. 2019-12-12
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  19. 2018-09-20
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    accounts · AA
  20. 2015-04-01
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    HAYWARD, Bridget Jeanetta appointed
    director
  21. 2010-02-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ALWAYS TAKE CARE LIMITED
  22. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    GEBBIE, Frank Norton appointed
    director
  23. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    GEBBIE, Heather Louise appointed
    director
  24. 2010-02-09
    ➕
    SABAN, Joanna appointed
    director
  25. 2010-02-09
    ➖
    SABAN, Joanna resigned
    director

Owner dependency

66/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

51/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 16 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
Bridget Jeanetta Hayward
Individual · British · DOB 01/1972 · age 54
25–50%
25–50%25-50% shares · 25-50% voting13/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Heather Louise Gebbieceased 20/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2010-02-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

Fraser Ross House
24 Broad Street
Stamford
Lincolnshire
PE9 1PJ

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-02-23
Last: 2026-02-09

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

HAYWARD, Bridget Jeanetta→
director · ~54y · appointed 2015-04-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HAYWARD, Darren Keith→
director · ~56y · appointed 2023-02-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GEBBIE, Frank Norton→
director · ~86y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2021-06-13
Resigned
GEBBIE, Heather Louise→
director · ~85y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2025-03-20
Resigned
SABAN, Joanna→
director · ~53y · appointed 2010-02-09 · resigned 2010-02-09
Resigned

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Recent filings (51 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-02-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-07-14
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-27
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-08-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-08-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-22