CARESONIC LTD
💤Zombieactive
08618557 · ltd · incorporated 2013-07-22
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
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 27900
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 67-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 67). 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).
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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
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 accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-07-31 | 2024-07-31 |
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Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 miscellaneous
- • 1 accounts
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
- 2026-03-26📄legacymiscellaneous · RP01PSC01
- 2026-03-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2026-03-04📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-05-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2024-04-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2020-09-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-08-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-05-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-08-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-07-25📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-07-25📄withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statementpersons-with-significant-control · PSC09
- 2018-04-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-11-14📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2017-11-09➖TAYLOR, Andrew Joseph Jackson resigneddirector
- 2017-10-29📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2013-07-22🏢Company incorporatedAs CARESONIC LTD
- 2013-07-22➕HADDOCK, Nigel Edward appointeddirector
- 2013-07-22➕TAYLOR, Andrew Joseph Jackson appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe 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.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 67 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
78/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 67. 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
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 |
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Nigel Edward Haddock Individual · British · DOB 03/1959 · age 67 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board controlsig. influence75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 09/11/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| AVDB LTD→ 15170579 · est 2023 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BESPAK LIMITED→ 15461665 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 2y | — | — |
| BGE AUTOMOTIVE LTD→ 07069414 · est 2009 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 16y | — | — |
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| BRYANS DOMESTIC APPLIANCE SERVICES LTD→ 06757791 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 17y | — | — |
| BSPOKE CUP COMPANY LIMITED→ 09861998 · est 2015 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BULLSHIFT SALES LIMITED→ 10083396 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 10y | — | — |
| BUSCH GVT LIMITED→ 05773576 · est 2006 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 20y | — | — |
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2013-07-22
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC27900 — SIC 27900
Registered office
Rose Cottage Lee Green Lane
Church Minshull
Nantwich
CW5 6ED
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-05
Last: 2025-07-22
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
HADDOCK, Nigel Edward→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2013-07-22
View their other companies + combined net worth →
TAYLOR, Andrew Joseph Jackson→
Resigneddirector · ~65y · appointed 2013-07-22 · resigned 2017-11-09
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Recent filings (33 total)
legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-06
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-04-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-04-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-04-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2020-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-08-21