BENNETT HOMECARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
12466291 · ltd · incorporated 2020-02-17
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 Dec 2025
Net worth
£72.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

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: Cash flow review and working-capital discipline. Cash down -35% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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
3 officers (1 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
3 connected companies via shared directors
54
Filing history
24 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 · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £72,862
Net assets shrinking
Down £8,167 YoY
Cash YoY
-35%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£61k
↓ 35% YoY
Net Worth
£73k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£156k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£36k£71k£107k£142k£178kDec 2024Dec 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-12-312024-12-31
Total assets£72.9k£83.9k
Current assets£156.3k£177.8k
Cash£61.1k£94.0k
Net assets£72.9k£81.0k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 accounts
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-09
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-04-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-31
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2024-01-31
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2023-02-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-03-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  8. 2022-03-07
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  9. 2022-03-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  10. 2022-03-07
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  11. 2022-02-16
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    officers · TM01
  12. 2022-02-16
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  13. 2022-02-16
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  14. 2022-02-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2022-02-08
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  16. 2022-01-31
    SELBY, Benjamin Paul appointed
    director
  17. 2022-01-31
    BENNETT, Anthony James resigned
    director
  18. 2022-01-31
    BENNETT, Janet resigned
    director
  19. 2021-11-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  20. 2021-11-04
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  21. 2020-02-17
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    Company incorporated
    As BENNETT HOMECARE LIMITED
  22. 2020-02-17
    BENNETT, Anthony James appointed
    director
  23. 2020-02-17
    BENNETT, Janet appointed
    director
  24. 2020-02-17
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

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.)

Group structure

Cheshire Care Group Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Cheshire Care Group Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
BENNETT HOMECARE LIMITED
This company · 12466291

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Cheshire Care Group Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control02/01/2024
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Your Way Senior Care Limitedceased 02/01/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Benjamin Paul Selbyceased 31/01/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting
  • Mrs Janet Bennettceased 31/01/2022· 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
Incorporated2020-02-17
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Winnington Hall, Winnington Lane
Winnington
Northwich
CW8 4DU
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-09-30
Last made up to: 2025-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-02
Last: 2026-02-16

Officers (1 active · 2 resigned)

SELBY, Benjamin Paul
director · ~43y · appointed 2022-01-31
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Active
BENNETT, Anthony James
director · ~65y · appointed 2020-02-17 · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned
BENNETT, Janet
director · ~59y · appointed 2020-02-17 · resigned 2022-01-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (24 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-03-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-28
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2024-01-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-02-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-22
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-09
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2022-03-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-07
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2022-03-07