ADU'S CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

08490705 · ltd · incorporated 2013-04-16

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 Apr 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

74/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Medical nursing home activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 11.4y

45/100

under pressure

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

· Oldest live charge is 11.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

34 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

74/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

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Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-04-30	2024-04-30

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand

2026-04-30
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accounts · AA
2025-04-17
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2024-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-25
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accounts · AA
2022-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-04-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2020-12-15
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-11-03
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-04-11
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gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2020-04-09
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accounts · AA
2020-03-31
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gazette · GAZ1
2019-10-20
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gazette · DISS40
2019-09-17
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gazette · GAZ1
2019-01-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2018-10-09
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2018-01-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2016-03-10
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Charge satisfied #1
2015-01-26
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Charge registered #1
Lender: Team Factors LTD
2013-04-16
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Company incorporated
As ADU'S CARE LIMITED
2013-04-16
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ADU, Edward appointed
secretary
2013-04-16
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ADU, Edward Sarfo appointed
director

Owner dependency

80/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

58/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple 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

clean

No 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 Edward Sarfo Adu Individual · British · DOB 06/1975 · age 51	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	16/04/2016

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

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ADEMEDICS LIMITED→ 15346175 · est 2023 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	2y	—	—
ADVANCED CARING (DONCASTER) LIMITED→ 06697289 · est 2008 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	17y	—	—
AFFINITY HEALTHCARE PVT LTD→ 17102417 · est 2026 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
AFRIYE LIMITED→ 09009725 · est 2014 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	11y	—	—
AG ANAESTHETICS LIMITED→ 11530850 · est 2018 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	7y	—	—
AGE UK DONCASTER→ 03802384 · est 1999 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	26y	—	—
AGE UK NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE→ 07640867 · est 2011 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	14y	—	—

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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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2013-04-16

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC86102 — Medical nursing home activities

Registered office

180 Stanley Street

Grimsby

North Yorkshire

DN32 7LJ

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2027-01-31

Last made up to: 2025-04-30

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-13

Last: 2025-06-29

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

ADU, Edward→

secretary · appointed 2013-04-16

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Active

ADU, Edward Sarfo→

director · ~51y · appointed 2013-04-16

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Active

Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.

Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown

			Type	Properties
	satisfied	Team Factors Team Factors LTD	A registered charge	1 property	26/01/2015	10/03/2016

Recent filings (34 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2026-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-24

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-04-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-08-30

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-08-14

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2023-05-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-08-02

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2022-04-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-07-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2021-04-30

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-12-15

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2020-11-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2020-11-03

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date

gazette · DISS40

2020-04-11