DIABETES CARE TRUST (ABCD) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
07248361 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2010-05-10
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 Jan 2024
Net worth
£1.88M
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (65/100)

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
30 officers (9 active, 30 linked, 26 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
6 connected companies via shared directors
63
Filing history
102 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,878,975

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£444k
Net Worth
£1.9m
Current Assets
£1.5m
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-01-31
Total assets£1.88M
Current assets£1.51M
Cash£444.3k
Debtors£1.06M
Net assets£1.88M

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

3 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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-22
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-12
    HILLSON, Rowan, Dr resigned
    director
  3. 2025-10-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-06-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  6. 2025-06-13
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    officers · CH01
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  12. 2025-06-11
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    officers · AP01
  13. 2025-06-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2025-06-10
    PATEL, Dipesh Chandrakant, Dr appointed
    director
  15. 2025-06-10
    NAGI, Dinesh Kumar, Dr resigned
    director
  16. 2024-11-15
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    address · AD01
  17. 2024-09-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2024-06-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2024-06-20
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  20. 2024-06-20
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  21. 2024-06-20
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  22. 2023-10-29
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    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-07-07
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  24. 2023-07-07
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  25. 2023-07-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  26. 2023-06-15
    WALTON, Christopher, Dr resigned
    director
  27. 2023-06-01
    FAYERS, Kate, Dr appointed
    director
  28. 2023-06-01
    DASHORA, Umesh Kumar, Dr resigned
    director
  29. 2023-06-01
    PATEL, Dipesh Chandrakant, Dr resigned
    director
  30. 2023-02-10
    GREGORY, Robert, Dr resigned
    director
  31. 2022-10-25
    PRICE, Hermione, Dr appointed
    secretary
  32. 2022-10-25
    NAGI, Dinesh Kumar, Dr resigned
    secretary
  33. 2022-06-21
    ALBAN-DAVIES, Huw Jenkin, Dr resigned
    director
  34. 2022-06-21
    SHAW, Kenneth Martin resigned
    director
  35. 2022-01-01
    PRICE, Hermione, Dr appointed
    director
  36. 2021-12-31
    ROWLES, Susannah resigned
    director
  37. 2021-07-31
    JAYAGOPAL, Vijay appointed
    director
  38. 2021-07-31
    MACKLIN, Andrew resigned
    director
  39. 2021-06-23
    GREENWOOD, Richard Hendry, Dr resigned
    director
  40. 2020-08-18
    DASHORA, Umesh Kumar, Dr appointed
    director
  41. 2020-02-24
    SANDERS, Adrian appointed
    director
  42. 2019-01-09
    ROWLES, Susannah appointed
    director
  43. 2018-11-06
    DRUMMOND, Russell, Dr resigned
    director
  44. 2018-06-11
    NAGI, Dinesh Kumar, Dr appointed
    secretary
  45. 2018-06-11
    WALTON, Christopher, Dr resigned
    secretary
  46. 2018-06-11
    MACKLIN, Andrew appointed
    director
  47. 2018-06-11
    ROBINSON, Tony, Dr resigned
    director
  48. 2017-05-10
    PATEL, Dipesh Chandrakant, Dr appointed
    director
  49. 2015-04-23
    NAGI, Dinesh Kumar, Dr appointed
    director
  50. 2015-04-23
    SHARP, Patrick Stephen, Dr resigned
    director
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Owner dependency

65/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • -8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 16 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 16 years.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: HILLSON, Rowan, Dr resigned 2026-03-12; NAGI, Dinesh Kumar, Dr resigned 2025-06-10

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2010-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Fifteen Rosehill Montgomery Way
Rosehill Industrial Estate
Carlisle
CA1 2RW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-30
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last: 2025-06-15

Officers (9 active · 21 resigned)

PRICE, Hermione, Dr
secretary · appointed 2022-10-25
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Active
DHATARIYA, Ketan Kumar, Professor
director · ~59y · appointed 2011-05-15
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Active
FAYERS, Kate, Dr
director · ~55y · appointed 2023-06-01
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Active
JAYAGOPAL, Vijay
director · ~55y · appointed 2021-07-31
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Active
NORTON, Philip Ross
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-05-10
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Active
PATEL, Dipesh Chandrakant, Dr
director · ~52y · appointed 2025-06-10
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Active
PRICE, Hermione, Dr
director · ~50y · appointed 2022-01-01
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Active
SANDERS, Adrian
director · ~67y · appointed 2020-02-24
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Active
WINOCOUR, Peter Howard, Dr.
director · ~70y · appointed 2010-09-16
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Active
NAGI, Dinesh Kumar, Dr
secretary · appointed 2018-06-11 · resigned 2022-10-25
Resigned
NORTON, Philip
secretary · appointed 2010-05-10 · resigned 2010-09-16
Resigned
WALTON, Christopher, Dr
secretary · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2018-06-11
Resigned
ALBAN-DAVIES, Huw Jenkin, Dr
director · ~78y · appointed 2012-05-05 · resigned 2022-06-21
Resigned
DASHORA, Umesh Kumar, Dr
director · ~68y · appointed 2020-08-18 · resigned 2023-06-01
Resigned
DRUMMOND, Russell, Dr
director · ~53y · appointed 2014-05-01 · resigned 2018-11-06
Resigned
GALLEN, Ian William, Dr
director · ~67y · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2011-05-05
Resigned
GREENWOOD, Richard Hendry, Dr
director · ~82y · appointed 2010-09-16 · resigned 2021-06-23
Resigned
GREGORY, Robert, Dr
director · ~68y · appointed 2011-05-05 · resigned 2023-02-10
Resigned
HILLSON, Rowan, Dr
director · ~75y · appointed 2013-04-18 · resigned 2026-03-12
Resigned
HOXLEY, Helen
director · ~46y · appointed 2010-05-10 · resigned 2010-09-16
Resigned

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Recent filings (102 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-06-13
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-11
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-06