ACTIVATED CARE LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
14859442 · ltd · incorporated 2023-05-10
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
year to Aug 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
69/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Child day-care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 69/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (75/100)

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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
17 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
69/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
82
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities

Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-08-31

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
4
filings
  • 2 confirmation-statement
  • 2 persons-with-significant-control
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (16 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-12
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  2. 2026-01-12
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  3. 2025-02-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-01-14
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  5. 2025-01-14
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2024-10-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2024-08-13
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2024-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2024-07-23
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2024-05-08
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  11. 2024-02-28
    DAVIES, Jake Alan appointed
    director
  12. 2024-02-28
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  13. 2023-10-24
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2023-05-10
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ACTIVATED CARE LTD
  15. 2023-05-10
    BRENNAN, Craig Alexander appointed
    director
  16. 2023-05-10
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

58/100
Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.

Succession & seller-readiness

36/100
Weak signal

Limited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.

SIGNALS
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 low
Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Central Education Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Central Education Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ACTIVATED CARE LTD
This company · 14859442

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
Central Education Group Limited
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control12/01/2026
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • The Little Sports Group Ltdceased 12/01/2026· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control
  • Mr Craig Alexander Brennanceased 13/01/2025· 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
Incorporated2023-05-10
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88910 — Child day-care activities

Registered office

Acru Works Demmings Road
Demmings Industrial Estate
Cheadle
SK8 2PG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-08-31
Last made up to: 2024-08-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-26
Last: 2026-01-12

Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)

BRENNAN, Craig Alexander
director · ~42y · appointed 2023-05-10
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Active
DAVIES, Jake Alan
director · ~30y · appointed 2024-02-28
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Active

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Recent filings (17 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-12
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-01-12
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2026-01-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-02-10
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-14
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-01-14
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-01-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-10-14
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-08-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-07-23
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-05-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-02-28