ANTCARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
14848423 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-05
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 May 2025
Net worth
£-15.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 87200Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
  • 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
  • 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 71/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. 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 -96% YoY — forensic review of receivables, stock turns, and creditor days. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

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
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 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
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
60
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £15,622
Cash draining
Cash down 96% YoY
Cash YoY
-96%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£120
↓ 96% YoY
Net Worth
-£16k
↑ 11% YoY
Current Assets
£11k
↑ 256% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£18k-£12k-£6k-£218£6k£11kMay 2024May 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-05-312024-05-31
Total assets£-11.1k£-17.5k
Current assets£11.3k£3.2k
Cash£120£3.2k
Debtors£11.2k
Net assets£-15.6k£-17.5k

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
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • 1 confirmation-statement
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (9 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-28
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-02-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-08-10
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2023-08-08
    AHMAD, Ishtiaq Lone resigned
    director
  5. 2023-07-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  6. 2023-07-03
    AHMAD, Ishtiaq Lone appointed
    director
  7. 2023-05-05
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ANTCARE LIMITED
  8. 2023-05-05
    CHADHANI, Clive appointed
    director
  9. 2023-05-05
    📄
    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.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Clive Chadhani
Individual · British · DOB 08/1974 · age 52
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control05/05/2023

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
Incorporated2023-05-05
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

1a Everoak Industrial Estate
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR2 5HN
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-02-28
Last made up to: 2025-05-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-18
Last: 2026-05-04

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

CHADHANI, Clive
director · ~52y · appointed 2023-05-05
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Active
AHMAD, Ishtiaq Lone
director · ~54y · appointed 2023-07-03 · resigned 2023-08-08
Resigned

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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-02-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-17
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-08-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-07-14
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2023-05-05