ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED
🌿Early-stageactive
13775432 · ltd · incorporated 2021-12-01
Investment thesis
Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.
Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.
Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 69-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 69). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 1.2y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Newest facility, 1.2 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.
Data confidence
Overall: high (84/100)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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 6 total, 6 with control declared
90
Director network
20 connected companies via shared directors
90
Filing history
19 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2024-12-31 | 2023-12-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Average employees | 9500 | 3700 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (18 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-05-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-05-14📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-datemortgage · MR01
- 2025-05-07🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2024-10-02📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-09-30📄change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortenedaccounts · AA01
- 2023-09-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridgedaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2023-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2023-04-08📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2023-04-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2022-05-06📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-05-06📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2021-12-01🏢Company incorporatedAs ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED
- 2021-12-01➕SHEIKH, Assad Amin appointeddirector
- 2021-12-01➕SHEIKH, Jawad Amin appointeddirector
- 2021-12-01📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
81/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 69 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
56/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 69. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
- secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Group structure
2 corporate shareholders identified. Group structure is distributed.
🏛️significant stake
Sg Care Plus Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
🏛️significant stake
Cherry Birch Limited
Corporate parent · holds 25-50% shares
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ARCADIA CARE NO1 LIMITED
This company · 13775432
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
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Sg Care Plus Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2022 |
Cherry Birch Limited Corporate entity | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2022 |
Mr Jawad Amin Sheikh Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 01/11/2022 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Arcadia Holdings Limitedceased 01/11/2022· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
- Mr Assad Amin Sheikhceased 01/05/2022· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control
- Mr Jawad Amin Sheikhceased 01/05/2022· 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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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2021-12-01
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Registered office
A6 Kingfisher House Kingsway
Team Valley Trading Estate
Gateshead
NE11 0JQ
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-06
Last: 2026-02-20
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
SHEIKH, Assad Amin→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2021-12-01
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SHEIKH, Jawad Amin→
Activedirector · ~64y · appointed 2021-12-01
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 07/05/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (19 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-20
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-09-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-30
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2025-05-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-02
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
accounts · AA01
2024-09-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-09-01
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-13
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-08
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-04-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2023-04-08
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-05-06