JANE CARESS LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
08013177 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-30
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
£96.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 0.3y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 0.3 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £96,494

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£42k
Net Worth
£96k
Current Assets
£182k
Current Liabilities
£0£36k£73k£109k£146k£182kMar 2024Aug 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-08-312024-03-31
Total assets£98.1k
Current assets£182.3k
Cash£41.8k
Debtors£140.5k
Net assets£96.5k
Average employees2700

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 mortgage
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 1 mortgage
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-28
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  2. 2026-04-23
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
  3. 2026-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-05-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  5. 2024-11-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-27
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2024-09-24
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2024-09-19
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  9. 2024-09-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  11. 2024-09-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-09-19
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2024-09-11
    PAGE, Thomas David appointed
    director
  14. 2024-09-11
    COCKING, Caroline Jane resigned
    director
  15. 2024-09-11
    COCKING, Michael Henry resigned
    director
  16. 2023-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-08-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  19. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2019-09-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-09-27
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  22. 2014-08-18
    COCKING, Michael Henry appointed
    director
  23. 2012-03-30
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As JANE CARESS LIMITED
  24. 2012-03-30
    COCKING, Caroline Jane appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

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

Wpcholdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wpcholdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
JANE CARESS LIMITED
This company · 08013177

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Wpcholdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control11/09/2024
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mrs Caroline Jane Cockingceased 11/09/2024· 75-100% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-30
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

38 Harrogate Business Park
Freemans Way
Harrogate
North Yorkshire
HG3 1DH
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-05-31
Last made up to: 2025-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

PAGE, Thomas David
director · ~38y · appointed 2024-09-11
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Active
COCKING, Caroline Jane
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-03-30 · resigned 2024-09-11
Resigned
COCKING, Michael Henry
director · ~73y · appointed 2014-08-18 · resigned 2024-09-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
National Westminster Bank
National Westminster Bank PLC
A registered charge23/04/2026
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Recent filings (41 total)

mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2026-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-02-23
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-05-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-05
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-09-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-24
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-19
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-19
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-09-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-03