ABBA CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10244357 · ltd · incorporated 2016-06-21
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.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and stalled — no momentum either way. Needs an approach trigger.
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 80). 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: 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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (1 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
31 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
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Mar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31

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
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 address
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-01
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  2. 2025-12-10
    TASDELEN, Feriser Christine resigned
    director
  3. 2025-12-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2025-12-10
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-02-24
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  6. 2024-12-19
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  7. 2024-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-12-10
    CAWDERY, David Lawrence Frank appointed
    director
  9. 2024-12-10
    JOHNSON, Nicholas Charles resigned
    director
  10. 2024-01-30
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  11. 2023-05-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  12. 2023-05-23
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2023-04-01
    TASDELEN, Feriser Christine appointed
    director
  14. 2023-03-31
    ROBINSON, Stephen Mark resigned
    director
  15. 2022-12-19
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2022-01-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-11-20
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-12-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-12-06
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  20. 2019-12-06
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  21. 2019-12-04
    MURRAY, Alan resigned
    secretary
  22. 2019-12-04
    JOHNSON, Nicholas Charles appointed
    director
  23. 2018-08-15
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  24. 2016-06-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ABBA CARE LIMITED
  25. 2016-06-21
    MURRAY, Alan appointed
    secretary
  26. 2016-06-21
    ROBINSON, Stephen Mark appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

75/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

Pramacare is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Pramacare
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ABBA CARE LIMITED
This company · 10244357

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%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Pramacare
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control21/06/2016

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
Incorporated2016-06-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Prama Head Office Unit 6, Knighton Heath Industrial Estate
Ringwood Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH11 8NE
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-06-24
Last: 2026-06-10

Officers (1 active · 4 resigned)

CAWDERY, David Lawrence Frank
director · ~80y · appointed 2024-12-10
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Active
MURRAY, Alan
secretary · appointed 2016-06-21 · resigned 2019-12-04
Resigned
JOHNSON, Nicholas Charles
director · ~73y · appointed 2019-12-04 · resigned 2024-12-10
Resigned
ROBINSON, Stephen Mark
director · ~64y · appointed 2016-06-21 · resigned 2023-03-31
Resigned
TASDELEN, Feriser Christine
director · ~62y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2025-12-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2026-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-05-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-21