1 HOMECARE LTD

💤Zombieactive
10042729 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-04
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£1.06M
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 72/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. 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: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £1,055,607
Cash YoY
-18%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£474k
↓ 18% YoY
Net Worth
£1.1m
↑ 137% YoY
Current Assets
£1.3m
↑ 110% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£257k£513k£770k£1.0m£1.3mMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£1.06M£465.8k
Current assets£1.28M£612.2k
Cash£473.9k£579.0k
Debtors£809.8k£33.3k
Net assets£1.06M£444.9k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
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Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-04
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  2. 2025-05-14
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  3. 2024-10-21
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  4. 2024-10-21
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  5. 2024-10-21
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  6. 2024-10-21
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  7. 2024-10-21
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  8. 2024-06-03
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  9. 2023-04-07
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  10. 2022-06-19
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  11. 2022-06-07
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  12. 2021-10-19
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  13. 2020-05-29
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  14. 2019-09-23
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  15. 2018-12-04
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  16. 2018-12-03
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  17. 2018-02-13
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  18. 2016-03-04
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    Company incorporated
    As 1 HOMECARE LTD
  19. 2016-03-04
    MAZHAR, Shakil 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 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Shakil Mazhar
Individual · British · DOB 07/1989 · age 37
75100%
75-100% shares23/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-04
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC96090 — Other service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

5 Hardy Close
Nelson Court Business Centre
Preston
Lancashire
PR2 2XP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-01
Last: 2025-06-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MAZHAR, Shakil
director · ~37y · appointed 2016-03-04
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Recent filings (35 total)

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-09-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-05-14
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-21
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-10-21
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-06-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-07
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-19
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2022-06-07