ALBANY CARE (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
10278218 · ltd · incorporated 2016-07-14
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
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year to Nov 2024
Net worth
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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 (81/100)

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
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
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Nov 2023Nov 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-11-302023-11-30

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-08-29
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  2. 2025-03-25
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  3. 2025-03-25
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  4. 2025-03-21
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    WOODHOUSE, Alison resigned
    director
  5. 2025-03-21
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    WOODHOUSE, Trevor resigned
    director
  6. 2025-03-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-03-21
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  8. 2024-08-30
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  9. 2024-01-12
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  10. 2024-01-12
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  11. 2023-08-31
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  12. 2022-07-29
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  13. 2021-08-27
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  14. 2020-04-27
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  15. 2020-02-22
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  16. 2019-08-19
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    SHOBBROOK, Paula appointed
    director
  17. 2019-08-19
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    SHOBBROOK, Paula resigned
    director
  18. 2019-08-19
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    WOODHOUSE, Trevor appointed
    director
  19. 2019-08-19
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2019-08-19
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  21. 2019-08-19
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    officers · AP01
  22. 2019-06-10
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  23. 2016-07-14
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    Company incorporated
    As ALBANY CARE (NORTHAMPTON) LIMITED
  24. 2016-07-14
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    SHOBBROOK, Robert Neil appointed
    director
  25. 2016-07-14
    ➕
    WOODHOUSE, Alison appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 61 — approaching natural succession window.

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 61. 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 Robert Neil Shobbrook
Individual · British · DOB 03/1965 · age 61
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control14/07/2016
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Alison Woodhouseceased 21/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2016-07-14
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

203 West Street
Fareham
PO16 0EN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-11-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-08
Last: 2026-03-25

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

SHOBBROOK, Robert Neil→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-07-14
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHOBBROOK, Paula→
director · ~36y · appointed 2019-08-19 · resigned 2019-08-19
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Alison→
director · ~61y · appointed 2016-07-14 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned
WOODHOUSE, Trevor→
director · ~69y · appointed 2019-08-19 · resigned 2025-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (31 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-08-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-25
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-03-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-03-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-01
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-06