A1 HOMECARE AND NURSING AGENCY LTD

💤Zombieactive
12437179 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-03
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 Mar 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
53/100
Worth a look
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What this business does
Primary activity: Temporary employment agency activities
Sector: Administrative & support services
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed admin-neglect survivor — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 53/100 (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: share sale to pe / searcher (38/100). Current lenders should be on monthly review.

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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
30 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
53/100Worth 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
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
49
Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.
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 2023Mar 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-03-312023-03-31
Average employees123100

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
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 gazette
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (23 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-17
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2026-01-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-10-14
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  4. 2025-09-16
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  5. 2025-05-24
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  6. 2025-05-02
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-04-15
    📄
    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2025-02-25
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-09-24
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  10. 2024-09-24
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  11. 2024-09-23
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2024-08-27
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  13. 2024-03-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-12-29
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  15. 2023-06-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-03-30
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  17. 2022-12-31
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  18. 2022-10-10
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  19. 2022-02-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-11-25
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2021-10-28
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  22. 2020-02-03
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 HOMECARE AND NURSING AGENCY LTD
  23. 2020-02-03
    MANNAN, Abdul appointed
    director

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 6 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

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: 2025-12-27

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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Abdul Mannan
Individual · Irish · DOB 01/1994 · age 32
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control03/02/2020

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
Incorporated2020-02-03
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC78200 — Temporary employment agency activities

Registered office

39 Manchester Road
Preston
Lancashire
PR1 3YH

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2025-12-27OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-03-02OVERDUE
Last: 2025-02-16

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

MANNAN, Abdul
director · ~32y · appointed 2020-02-03
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Recent filings (30 total)

gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-16
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-10-14
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-09-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-05-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-02
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2025-04-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-02-25
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-09-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-09-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-23
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-14
change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-03-28