AR1 HOMECARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
08569315 · ltd · incorporated 2013-06-14
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 7 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
44 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Average employees30003000

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (28 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-08
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  3. 2025-08-08
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  4. 2025-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-04-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2024-04-10
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    MERRICKS, Scott Aaron appointed
    director
  7. 2024-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-02-02
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  9. 2024-02-01
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2023-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-07-20
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    address · AD01
  13. 2020-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-08-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  17. 2018-10-08
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    MERRICKS, Gordon appointed
    director
  18. 2018-06-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2018-02-27
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    AZIN, Morteza resigned
    director
  20. 2014-06-13
    ➕
    AZIN, Morteza appointed
    director
  21. 2014-06-04
    ➖
    AZIN, Morteza resigned
    director
  22. 2014-05-02
    ➕
    MERRICKS, Irene appointed
    director
  23. 2014-01-29
    ➖
    RAHMAN, Naheed resigned
    director
  24. 2014-01-28
    ➕
    RAHMAN, Naheed appointed
    director
  25. 2013-10-11
    ➖
    RAHMAN, Talib resigned
    director
  26. 2013-06-14
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    Company incorporated
    As AR1 HOMECARE LIMITED
  27. 2013-06-14
    ➕
    AZIN, Morteza appointed
    director
  28. 2013-06-14
    ➕
    RAHMAN, Talib appointed
    director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

33/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — MERRICKS, Scott Aaron (same surname) appointed 2024-04-10. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 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.)

Group structure

Ar1 Real Estate Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Ar1 Real Estate Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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AR1 HOMECARE LIMITED
This company · 08569315

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
Ar1 Real Estate Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/07/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Irene Merricksceased 01/02/2024· 75-100% shares
  • Mrs Irene Merricksceased 28/07/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Morteza Azinceased 27/02/2018· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-06-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Port Vale Fc, Vale Park, Ar1 Homecare, Suite 12-14 Hamil Road
Burslem
Stoke-On-Trent
ST6 1AW
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-22
Last: 2025-08-08

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

MERRICKS, Gordon→
director · ~72y · appointed 2018-10-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRICKS, Irene→
director · ~69y · appointed 2014-05-02
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MERRICKS, Scott Aaron→
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-04-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
AZIN, Morteza→
director · ~44y · appointed 2014-06-13 · resigned 2018-02-27
Resigned
AZIN, Morteza→
director · ~44y · appointed 2013-06-14 · resigned 2014-06-04
Resigned
RAHMAN, Naheed→
director · ~51y · appointed 2014-01-28 · resigned 2014-01-29
Resigned
RAHMAN, Talib→
director · ~45y · appointed 2013-06-14 · resigned 2013-10-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (44 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-24
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-08-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-14
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-04-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-26
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-02
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-01
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-03-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-03-29