ALBRIGHTON CARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
08478226 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-08
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.30M
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong 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
2 live charges · oldest 5.3y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 5.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)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
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
40 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 · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £1,299,559
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£284k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£1.3m
↑ 7.3% YoY
Current Assets
£1.2m
↑ 4.8% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.30M | £1.22M |
| Current assets | £1.20M | £1.15M |
| Cash | £284.4k | £381.9k |
| Debtors | £918.4k | £765.8k |
| Net assets | £1.30M | £1.21M |
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
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
- 2025-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-05📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-09-12📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2022-09-12🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-01📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2021-11-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-11-25📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-04-22📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2021-04-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Security Trustee Limited
- 2021-02-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-24📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-05-24📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2018-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2017-12-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2014-05-20➖WILLIAMS, Peter resigneddirector
- 2013-04-08🏢Company incorporatedAs ALBRIGHTON CARE LIMITED
- 2013-04-08➕SMALLMAN, Darren John appointeddirector
- 2013-04-08➕WILLIAMS, Peter appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial 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
58/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- 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
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 · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr. Darren John Smallman Individual · British · DOB 09/1973 · age 53 | 75–100% | — | 75-100% shares | 02/01/2021 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Damien John Smallmanceased 02/01/2021· 75-100% shares
- Mr. Darren John Smallmanceased 23/05/2019· significant influence
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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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-04-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
15 Heritage Park Hayes Way
Cannock
WS11 7LT
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-02
Last: 2025-10-19
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
SMALLMAN, Darren John→
Activedirector · ~53y · appointed 2013-04-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
WILLIAMS, Peter→
Resigneddirector · ~47y · appointed 2013-04-08 · resigned 2014-05-20
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 12/09/2022 | — | |
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Security Trustee Limited | A registered charge | — | 20/04/2021 | — |
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Recent filings (40 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-04
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-01-05
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-19
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2022-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2021-12-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-11-26
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-11