ACUCARE FOR LIFE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive

14613547 · ltd · incorporated 2023-01-24

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 Jan 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

59/100

Worth a look

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
88910Child day-care activities

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 59/100 (worth a look), bankability 60/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 4 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

26 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

59/100Worth a look

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Adequate — check latest filings for context.

Acquirability

Some acquirability indicators.

Risk profile

Some moderate concerns — review flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-01-31	2024-01-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand

2025-09-27
➕
AYAZ, Saad appointed
director
2025-09-27
➖
AHMED, Gulfar resigned
director
2025-09-27
➖
ASHRAF, Hurera resigned
director
2025-09-27
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-09-27
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-27
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-27
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-27
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-02-13
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-10-16
➕
ASHRAF, Hurera appointed
director
2024-10-16
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-14
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accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-09-02
➖
MAQSOOD, Tabasim resigned
secretary
2024-09-02
➕
AHMED, Gulfar appointed
director
2024-09-02
➖
MAQSOOD, Qassim resigned
director
2024-09-02
📍
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-02
📄
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2024-09-02
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-09-02
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termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-02
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-09-02
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-12-06
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-22
📄
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2023-06-22
📄
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-06-22
📄
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-06-22
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2023-06-22
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-06-22
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-04-01
➕
MAQSOOD, Tabasim appointed
secretary
2023-04-01
➕
MAQSOOD, Qassim appointed
director
2023-04-01
➖
MAQSOOD, Tabasim resigned
director
2023-01-24
🏢
Company incorporated
As ACUCARE FOR LIFE LIMITED
2023-01-24
➕
MAQSOOD, Tabasim 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

1 high · 1 med · 1 low

Confirmation statement overdue

high

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

Evidence: Next due: 2026-07-06

2 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: AHMED, Gulfar resigned 2025-09-27; ASHRAF, Hurera resigned 2025-09-27

Multiple registered office changes

low

Multiple address changes in a short period can indicate operational instability or admin disorder.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Saad Ayaz Individual · Pakistani · DOB 08/1992 · age 34	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	27/09/2025

3 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mr Gulfar Ahmedceased 27/09/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Qassim Maqsoodceased 02/09/2024· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
Mr Tabasim Maqsoodceased 01/04/2023· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · trust interest · firm interest

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

Incorporated2023-01-24

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

240 Wilmslow Road

Manchester

M14 6LD

England

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-10-31

Last made up to: 2025-01-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-06OVERDUE

Last: 2025-06-22

Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)

AYAZ, Saad→

director · ~34y · appointed 2025-09-27

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MAQSOOD, Tabasim→

secretary · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2024-09-02

Resigned

AHMED, Gulfar→

director · ~49y · appointed 2024-09-02 · resigned 2025-09-27

Resigned

ASHRAF, Hurera→

director · ~25y · appointed 2024-10-16 · resigned 2025-09-27

Resigned

MAQSOOD, Qassim→

director · ~41y · appointed 2023-04-01 · resigned 2024-09-02

Resigned

MAQSOOD, Tabasim→

director · ~50y · appointed 2023-01-24 · resigned 2023-04-01

Resigned

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Recent filings (26 total)

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-09-27

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-09-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-09-27

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-09-27

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-09-27

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2025-09-27

confirmation-statement-with-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-07-26

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2025-02-13

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2024-10-16

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant

accounts · AA

2024-10-14

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-09-02

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2024-09-02

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-09-02

termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM02

2024-09-02

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2024-09-02