A&C HOME CARE LTD

🚨Distressedactive
12008832 · ltd · incorporated 2019-05-21
Investment thesis
Distressed but structurally messy — likely a value trap without major surgery.
Why interesting: Headline may look cheap; sector may be recovering.
Why risky: Critical deal-killers in ownership or security; closing cost and post-deal clean-up likely to dominate.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
£-9.2k
book net assets
Opportunity
54/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 84120
Sector: Public administration
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 54/100 (worth a look), bankability 45/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: distressed disposal / insolvency (65/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
4 officers (1 active, 4 linked, 4 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
35 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
54/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.

Business quality
40
Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 £9,163

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
-£9k
Current Assets
£20k
Current Liabilities
-£9k-£3k£3k£9k£14k£20kJul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 105 (micro)
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31
Total assets£-9.2k
Current assets£20.4k
Net assets£-9.2k

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
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 gazette
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-06-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  2. 2025-06-27
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  3. 2025-06-27
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-06-25
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-06-23
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2025-06-21
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-06-16
    RAHMAN, Mahbubur, Dr appointed
    director
  8. 2025-06-16
    BASHIR, Amreen resigned
    director
  9. 2025-06-10
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2025-06-09
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  11. 2025-05-06
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2024-03-01
    LESTER, Anne resigned
    director
  13. 2024-03-01
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2024-02-16
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2024-02-16
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  16. 2024-02-16
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2024-02-16
    📄
    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  18. 2024-02-16
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2024-02-16
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  20. 2024-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  21. 2024-02-14
    BASHIR, Amreen appointed
    director
  22. 2023-04-26
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  23. 2023-03-21
    LESTER, Christine resigned
    director
  24. 2023-03-21
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  25. 2023-03-21
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  26. 2023-03-21
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  27. 2022-07-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  28. 2019-05-21
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A&C HOME CARE LTD
  29. 2019-05-21
    LESTER, Anne appointed
    director
  30. 2019-05-21
    LESTER, Christine 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

2 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-04-30

Confirmation statement overdue
high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-02

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Mahbubur Rahman
Individual · British · DOB 09/1979 · age 47
sig. influencesignificant influence16/06/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mrs Amreen Bashirceased 16/06/2025· 75-100% shares
  • Miss Anne Lesterceased 16/02/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mrs Christine Lesterceased 21/03/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% 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
Incorporated2019-05-21
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC84120 — SIC 84120

Registered office

Burleigh House Leek Road
Werrington
Stoke-On-Trent
ST9 0DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-04-30OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-16

Officers (1 active · 3 resigned)

RAHMAN, Mahbubur, Dr
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-06-16
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Active
BASHIR, Amreen
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-02-14 · resigned 2025-06-16
Resigned
LESTER, Anne
director · ~43y · appointed 2019-05-21 · resigned 2024-03-01
Resigned
LESTER, Christine
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-05-21 · resigned 2023-03-21
Resigned

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Recent filings (35 total)

gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2026-06-02
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-06-27
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-06-27
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-06-25
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-06-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-06-21
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-06-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-06-09
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-05-06
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-02-16
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-02-16
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-02-16