ABSOLUTE CARE SERVICES (RICHMOND) LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
08357621 · ltd · incorporated 2013-01-11
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 13.2y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
£971
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with exceptional profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 13.2y
85/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 13.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (83/100)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
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
35 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
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £971
Net assets shrinking
Down £1 YoY
Cash YoY
+0%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£104
~ YoY
Net Worth
£971
~ YoY
Current Assets
£11k
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £971 | £972 |
| Current assets | £11.1k | £11.1k |
| Cash | £104 | £104 |
| Debtors | £11.0k | £11.0k |
| Net assets | £971 | £972 |
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.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (20 events)Click to expand
- 2025-04-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-04-09📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-06-07📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-12📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-06-12🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-03-21📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2023-01-03📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-06-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-06-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-06-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-06-13📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-06-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-smallaccounts · AA
- 2016-11-21📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-03-14🔒Charge registered #1Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2013-01-11🏢Company incorporatedAs ABSOLUTE CARE SERVICES (RICHMOND) LIMITED
- 2013-01-11➕SMITH, Della appointeddirector
- 2013-01-11➕SMITH, Richard appointeddirector
Owner dependency
79/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
59/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
1 active beneficial owner| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ms Della Smith Individual · British · DOB 09/1967 · age 59 | 50–75% | — | 50-75% shares | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| ADDICTION SUPPORT AND CARE AGENCY (ASCA)→ 02902445 · est 1994 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 32y | — | — |
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-01-11
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
4 Latimer Road
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 8QA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-23
Last: 2026-01-09
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SMITH, Della→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2013-01-11
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SMITH, Richard→
Activedirector · ~36y · appointed 2013-01-11
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | Debenture | 1 property | 14/03/2013 | 12/06/2023 |
Recent filings (35 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-04-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-06-21
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-06-12
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-03
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-01-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-02