ABIDING CARE LIMITED

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10051659 · ltd · incorporated 2016-03-09
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.
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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 (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 (2 active, 2 linked, 1 with DOB)
80
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
27 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 accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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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

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
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-02-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-03-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2021-12-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-09-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2021-09-07
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  8. 2021-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-02-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2019-12-03
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  11. 2019-12-03
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    change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH03
  12. 2019-12-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-12-02
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  14. 2019-11-18
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2018-12-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-09
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    Company incorporated
    As ABIDING CARE LIMITED
  18. 2016-03-09
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    TUCKER, Craig Melvyn appointed
    secretary
  19. 2016-03-09
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    TUCKER, Craig Melvyn appointed
    director

Owner dependency

88/100
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.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 10 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
  • 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

clean
No 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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Craig Melvyn Tucker
Individual · British · DOB 07/1966 · age 60
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2016-03-09
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

12 Henley Avenue
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX4 4DJ
United Kingdom

Filing status

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

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

TUCKER, Craig Melvyn→
secretary · appointed 2016-03-09
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TUCKER, Craig Melvyn→
director · ~60y · appointed 2016-03-09
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Recent filings (27 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-03-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-02-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-02-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-03
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-12-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-09-08
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-09-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-03-09