ACTION FOR ELDERS UK C.I.C.
🌳Matureactive
07604286 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 2011-04-14
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
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year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£1.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 73-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 73). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (72/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 2 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, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
47 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
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
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,230
Net assets shrinking
Down £2,330 YoY
Cash YoY
-10%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£38k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Net Worth
£1k
↓ 65% YoY
Current Assets
£38k
↓ 9.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £38.7k | £43.0k |
| Current assets | £37.5k | £41.5k |
| Cash | £37.5k | £41.5k |
| Net assets | £1.2k | £3.6k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30➖WILLIAMS, Paul David resigneddirector
- 2024-09-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-06-30📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-09-29📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2023-09-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-09-26📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2023-04-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-06📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2022-11-29📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2021-07-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-16📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-09-01➕EVANS, Victoria Elizabeth appointeddirector
- 2020-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-07-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-10-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-03📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-01➖DAVISON, Edwin resigneddirector
- 2015-04-24➖DERMODY, Simon Paul resigneddirector
- 2013-09-30➕DERMODY, Simon Paul appointeddirector
- 2013-09-23➖WESTERMAN, Michael Hedley resigneddirector
- 2012-01-24➖DUCKWORTH, Barbara Jean resigneddirector
- 2011-12-29➕WILLIAMS, Paul David appointeddirector
- 2011-04-14🏢Company incorporatedAs ACTION FOR ELDERS UK C.I.C.
- 2011-04-14➕LEWIS, James Hugh appointeddirector
- 2011-04-14➕DAVISON, Edwin appointeddirector
- 2011-04-14➕DUCKWORTH, Barbara Jean appointeddirector
- 2011-04-14➕WESTERMAN, Michael Hedley appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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 15 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 73 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
89/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 73 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 15 years.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 15 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated2011-04-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
2 Llys Aneurin Llys Aneirin
Gorseinon
Swansea
SA4 4HW
Wales
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-07
Last: 2025-06-23
Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)
EVANS, Victoria Elizabeth→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-09-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
LEWIS, James Hugh→
Activedirector · ~73y · appointed 2011-04-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DAVISON, Edwin→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2011-04-14 · resigned 2017-11-01
DERMODY, Simon Paul→
Resigneddirector · ~72y · appointed 2013-09-30 · resigned 2015-04-24
DUCKWORTH, Barbara Jean→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2011-04-14 · resigned 2012-01-24
WESTERMAN, Michael Hedley→
Resigneddirector · ~76y · appointed 2011-04-14 · resigned 2013-09-23
WILLIAMS, Paul David→
Resigneddirector · ~56y · appointed 2011-12-29 · resigned 2024-09-30
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Recent filings (47 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-08
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-09-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-04-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2022-12-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-07-26