CARE HOME FINDER LTD

🌳Matureactive
09882240 · ltd · incorporated 2015-11-20
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
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£5.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. 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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
34 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
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £5,043

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£5k
↑ 434% YoY
Current Assets
£288
~ YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£1k£2k£3k£4k£5kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£198£281
Current assets£288£288
Net assets£5.0k£945

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-11-17
    ➖
    GILBERT, Douglas Daniel, Mr. resigned
    director
  2. 2025-11-17
    ➖
    GILBERT, Rory Sebastian resigned
    director
  3. 2025-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-11-17
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-09-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2024-09-18
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  9. 2023-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-09-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-09-14
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-09-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-09-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2018-12-24
    ➕
    GILBERT, Douglas Daniel, Mr. appointed
    director
  15. 2018-12-24
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-12-22
    ➕
    GILBERT, Rory Sebastian appointed
    director
  17. 2018-12-22
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  18. 2018-12-11
    ➖
    GILBERT, Fiona Elizabeth resigned
    secretary
  19. 2018-12-11
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2018-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2018-06-20
    ➖
    MASTERS, Howard James resigned
    director
  22. 2018-06-20
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  23. 2015-12-16
    ➕
    GILBERT, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
    secretary
  24. 2015-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CARE HOME FINDER LTD
  25. 2015-11-20
    ➕
    GILBERT, Fiona Elizabeth appointed
    director
  26. 2015-11-20
    ➕
    GILBERT, Simon Peter appointed
    director
  27. 2015-11-20
    ➕
    MASTERS, Howard James appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

61/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • 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 ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: GILBERT, Douglas Daniel, Mr. resigned 2025-11-17; GILBERT, Rory Sebastian resigned 2025-11-17

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Simon Peter Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 12/1957 · age 69
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
Mrs Fiona Elizabeth Gilbert
Individual · British · DOB 10/1960 · age 66
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Howard James Mastersceased 20/06/2018· 25-50% shares

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
Incorporated2015-11-20
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Elm Cottage Sandy Lane
Humberton
Helperby
North Yorkshire
YO61 2RX
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-07-05
Last: 2026-06-21

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

GILBERT, Fiona Elizabeth→
director · ~66y · appointed 2015-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILBERT, Simon Peter→
director · ~69y · appointed 2015-11-20
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILBERT, Fiona Elizabeth→
secretary · appointed 2015-12-16 · resigned 2018-12-11
Resigned
GILBERT, Douglas Daniel, Mr.→
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-12-24 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned
GILBERT, Rory Sebastian→
director · ~35y · appointed 2018-12-22 · resigned 2025-11-17
Resigned
MASTERS, Howard James→
director · ~75y · appointed 2015-11-20 · resigned 2018-06-20
Resigned

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Recent filings (34 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-07-02
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-09-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-21