ALLIANCE CARE HOMES LIMITED
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (78/100, director aged 65). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Refinance opportunity
5 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · 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.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredKey financials
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-02-28 | 2024-02-29 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £297.9k | — |
| Current assets | £474.4k | — |
| Cash | £146.3k | — |
| Debtors | £328.1k | — |
| Net assets | £292.0k | — |
| Average employees | — | 3300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2025-08-15✏️legacychange-of-name · RP04SH01
- 2025-08-14📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2025-07-08📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2025-02-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-08-22📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2024-08-22📄mortgage-charge-part-both-with-charge-numbermortgage · MR05
- 2024-08-22🔓Charge satisfied #5
- 2024-01-09➖WILKINSON, Laraine Karen resigneddirector
- 2024-01-09📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-11-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-03-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-13📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-03-13📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-03-13🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2023-03-13🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-03-13🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-03-10🔒Charge registered #5Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2023-03-07📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-23🔒Charge registered #4Lender: National Westminster Bank PLC
- 2022-11-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-08-03📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-02➕WILKINSON, Laraine Karen appointeddirector
- 2022-07-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-03-17📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-01-17📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2016-01-28🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-01-28🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-11-23🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2013-01-23🏢Company incorporatedAs ALLIANCE CARE HOMES LIMITED
- 2013-01-23➕WILKINSON, Paul appointedsecretary
- 2013-01-23➕WILKINSON, Paul Herbert appointeddirector
Owner dependency
The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- 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
2 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.
Evidence: 2025-08-15: legacy
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Laraine Karen Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 03/1973 · age 53 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 08/07/2025 |
Mr Paul Herbert Wilkinson Individual · British · DOB 09/1961 · age 65 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/06/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 10/03/2023 | 22/08/2024 | |
| outstanding | National Westminster Bank National Westminster Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/02/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/01/2016 | 13/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 28/01/2016 | 13/03/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 23/11/2015 | 13/03/2023 |