ACADEMIA CARE CONSULTING LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
10199507 · ltd · incorporated 2016-05-25
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
£-839.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Deleverage or restructure. Leverage at 100% of assets — consider sale of non-core assets or equity injection. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 9.7y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 9.7 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredNegative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £839,343
High leverage
Liabilities are 100% of total assets
Leverage
100%
Liabilities / Total assets
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
-£839k
↓ 160% YoY
Current Assets
£397k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2024-09-30 | 2023-09-30 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £1.58M | £1.50M |
| Current assets | £396.9k | £325.9k |
| Net assets | £-839.3k | £-322.7k |
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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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
- 2025-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-22➖SHARP, Marie Ann resignedsecretary
- 2025-05-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2024-09-25📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2024-07-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-07-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-06-21➕SHARP, Marie Ann appointedsecretary
- 2023-06-21📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-04-14➖COTTRILL, Christopher resigneddirector
- 2023-04-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-06-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-04-22➕COTTRILL, Christopher appointeddirector
- 2022-04-22📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-04-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-02-28➖ROSENBERG, Andrew Carl resigneddirector
- 2021-06-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-06-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-27➕ROSENBERG, Andrew Carl appointeddirector
- 2019-09-27📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-06-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2016-09-30🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2016-05-25🏢Company incorporatedAs ACADEMIA CARE CONSULTING LIMITED
- 2016-05-25➕OYTAN, Kudret David appointeddirector
Owner dependency
83/100
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.
- +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Kudret David Oytan Individual · American · DOB 01/1967 · age 59 | 75–100% | 75–100% | 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting | 25/05/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-05-25
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
Abafields Residential Home
3 - 9 Bromwich Street
Bolton
BL2 1JF
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-29
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-21
Last: 2026-04-07
Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)
OYTAN, Kudret David→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2016-05-25
View their other companies + combined net worth →
SHARP, Marie Ann→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2023-06-21 · resigned 2025-05-22
COTTRILL, Christopher→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2022-04-22 · resigned 2023-04-14
ROSENBERG, Andrew Carl→
Resigneddirector · ~43y · appointed 2019-09-27 · resigned 2022-02-28
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 30/09/2016 | — |
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Recent filings (30 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-30
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2025-05-22
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-07
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-07-28
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2023-06-30
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-04-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-04-22