FLORENCE AVENUE CARE HOME LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
09682550 · ltd · incorporated 2015-07-13
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
- · Oldest live charge 10.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 10.6y
70/100
ready
Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.
- · Oldest live charge is 10.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
39 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Gross profit | — | £305.8k |
| Profit before tax | — | £185.3k |
| Average employees | 1900 | 2300 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
2 signals 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
Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
- 2025-08-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-07-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-12📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-07-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-07-11📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-02-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-08📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2023-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2023-02-08🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2023-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-02-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2023-01-27🔒Charge registered #4Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01713124)
- 2023-01-27🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Unity Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01713124)
- 2022-11-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2019-04-08📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2019-04-04📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2019-04-04📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2016-09-16🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-10-26🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2015-07-13🏢Company incorporatedAs FLORENCE AVENUE CARE HOME LIMITED
- 2015-07-13➕PATEL, Dipak appointeddirector
- 2015-07-13➕PATEL, Rajan appointeddirector
Owner dependency
71/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +No director turnover: Company is 11 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.
Succession & seller-readiness
41/100
Moderate signalSome succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.
SIGNALS
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Ridge Care Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Ridge Care Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
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FLORENCE AVENUE CARE HOME LIMITED
This company · 09682550
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ridge Care Group Ltd Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 27/01/2023 |
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Dipak Patelceased 27/01/2023· 25-50% shares
- Mr Rajan Patelceased 27/01/2023· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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| 1 ISLAMIC COUNSELLING LTD→ 16921064 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24 HOUR CARE SERVICES LTD→ 16152478 · est 2024 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 1y | — | — |
| 247LON HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 16882538 · est 2025 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24HR PERSONAL TRAINING LIMITED→ 10642531 · est 2017 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
| 2WISE LIMITED→ 12718783 · est 2020 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 5y | — | — |
| 3 CEES LIMITED→ 06517695 · est 2008 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 18y | — | — |
| 44 FRUITS LIMITED→ 07637277 · est 2011 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AANN SOLUTION LTD.→ 07935445 · est 2012 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 14y | — | — |
| AAP HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ 13772142 · est 2021 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 4y | — | — |
| ABBEYFIELD SANDERSTEAD SOCIETY LIMITED(THE)→ 00719534 · est 1962 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 64y | — | — |
| ABBEYWOOD PRACTICE LIMITED→ 10279390 · est 2016 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 9y | — | — |
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6 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
Incorporated2015-07-13
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Registered office
3 Appledown Rise
Coulsdon
Surrey
CR5 2DX
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-25
Last: 2025-07-11
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
PATEL, Dipak→
Activedirector · ~49y · appointed 2015-07-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
PATEL, Rajan→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2015-07-13
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank (Crn: 01713124) Unity Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01713124) | A registered charge | — | 27/01/2023 | — | |
| outstanding | Unity Trust Bank (Crn: 01713124) Unity Trust Bank PLC (Crn: 01713124) | A registered charge | 1 property | 27/01/2023 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 16/09/2016 | 08/02/2023 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 26/10/2015 | 08/02/2023 |
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Recent filings (39 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-07-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-10-31
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-07-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-11
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-11
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-07-11
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-08
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-02-08
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-03
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-11-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-11