CITY CARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
11137350 · ltd · incorporated 2018-01-08
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 Jan 2025
Net worth
£-11.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 38110
Sector: Water supply & waste
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £11,857

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£4k
Net Worth
-£12k
↓ 43% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↑ 5948% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£12k-£9k-£6k-£2k£773£4kJan 2024Jan 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-01-312024-01-31
Total assets£-8.1k£8.8k
Current assets£3.9k£65
Cash£3.5k
Debtors£388
Net assets£-11.9k£-8.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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
Last 90 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-24
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    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-08-03
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  4. 2024-06-29
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-05-21
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-10-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  8. 2022-03-02
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2021-10-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2021-01-28
    MOHAMMED, Hassan Haji resigned
    director
  11. 2021-01-28
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2021-01-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  13. 2021-01-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  14. 2021-01-19
    MOHAMMED, Zakariya appointed
    director
  15. 2021-01-19
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  16. 2021-01-19
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    officers · AP01
  17. 2020-06-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2019-10-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2019-03-30
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  20. 2018-01-08
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    Company incorporated
    As CITY CARE LIMITED
  21. 2018-01-08
    MOHAMMED, Hassan Haji appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
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.

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 Zakariya Mohammed
Individual · British · DOB 09/1996 · age 30
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest19/01/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Hassan Haji Mohammedceased 19/01/2021· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest

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
Incorporated2018-01-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC38110 — SIC 38110

Registered office

Flat 15 13 Atlas Place
Manchester
M19 3XR
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last made up to: 2025-01-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-02
Last: 2025-07-19

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MOHAMMED, Zakariya
director · ~30y · appointed 2021-01-19
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Active
MOHAMMED, Hassan Haji
director · ~37y · appointed 2018-01-08 · resigned 2021-01-28
Resigned

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Recent filings (28 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-03
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-02
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-06-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-05-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-10-25
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-10-26
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-03-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-03-17