ACTIVE HOMECARE LTD

💤Zombieactive
11616302 · ltd · incorporated 2018-10-10
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 Oct 2024
Net worth
£-528
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 72/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

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
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
26 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £528

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
-£528
↓ 13% YoY
Current Assets
£25k
↑ 18% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
-£528£4k£9k£15k£20k£25kOct 2023Oct 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-10-312023-10-31
Total assets£36.5k£44.0k
Current assets£24.5k£20.8k
Net assets£-528£-469

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-21
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    change-person-director-company
    officers · CH01
  2. 2026-03-20
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2026-03-20
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2025-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2024-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-07-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2023-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2023-07-10
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2023-06-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-07-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-07-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  12. 2020-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-10-11
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  14. 2018-10-11
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2018-10-11
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2018-10-11
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  17. 2018-10-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  18. 2018-10-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVE HOMECARE LTD
  19. 2018-10-10
    ➕
    MAELZER, Laura Ann appointed
    director
  20. 2018-10-10
    ➕
    DUKE, Michael appointed
    director
  21. 2018-10-10
    ➖
    DUKE, Michael resigned
    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

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
Mrs Laura Ann Maelzer
Individual · British · DOB 07/1992 · age 34
75–100%
—75-100% shares10/10/2018
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Fd Secretarial Ltdceased 10/10/2018· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2018-10-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

First Floor The Barn
Sewell
Dunstable
Bedfordshire
LU6 1RP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-10-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-08
Last: 2026-02-22

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

MAELZER, Laura Ann→
director · ~34y · appointed 2018-10-10
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
DUKE, Michael→
director · ~67y · appointed 2018-10-10 · resigned 2018-10-10
Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

change-person-director-company
officers · CH01
2026-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-20
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-03-20
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2026-03-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-29
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-07-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-06-07
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-07-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-08