A1 CARE & SUPPORT LTD

🌿Early-stageactive
15149137 · ltd · incorporated 2023-09-19
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 Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
67/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company. Reasonable fundamentals — worth a memo before deciding.

Opportunity 67/100 (strong), bankability 70/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (73/100)

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
6 officers (2 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 4 total, 4 with control declared
90
Director network
8 connected companies via shared directors
69
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
67/100Strong
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
74
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
Metric2024-09-30

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
3
filings
  • 2 gazette
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (34 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-07
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  2. 2025-12-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  3. 2025-10-17
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-09-08
    AHMED, Gulfraz appointed
    director
  5. 2025-09-08
    SHAHZAD, Hassan appointed
    director
  6. 2025-09-08
    RAHMAN, Mahbubur, Dr resigned
    director
  7. 2025-09-08
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  8. 2025-09-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  9. 2025-09-08
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2025-09-08
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  11. 2025-07-11
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2025-07-01
    SMART CARE GROUP LIMITED resigned
    corporate-director
  13. 2025-06-27
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    appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP02
  14. 2025-06-20
    SMART CARE GROUP LIMITED appointed
    corporate-director
  15. 2025-06-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2025-05-18
    BASHIR, Amreen resigned
    director
  17. 2025-05-18
    RAHMAN, Mahbubur, Dr appointed
    director
  18. 2025-05-18
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  19. 2025-05-18
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  20. 2025-05-18
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  21. 2025-05-18
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  22. 2025-05-18
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  23. 2024-12-21
    📄
    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  24. 2024-12-10
    📄
    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  25. 2024-07-03
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  26. 2024-06-14
    BASHIR, Amreen appointed
    director
  27. 2024-06-14
    NAFAY, Abdul resigned
    director
  28. 2024-06-14
    📄
    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  29. 2024-06-14
    📄
    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  30. 2024-06-14
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  31. 2024-06-14
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  32. 2023-09-19
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As A1 CARE & SUPPORT LTD
  33. 2023-09-19
    NAFAY, Abdul appointed
    director
  34. 2023-09-19
    📄
    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

63/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Young company: Only 2.7 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.

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 med · 1 low
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: RAHMAN, Mahbubur, Dr resigned 2025-09-08; SMART CARE GROUP LIMITED resigned 2025-07-01

Multiple registered office changes
low

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

Group structure

Gs1 Holdings is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Gs1 Holdings
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
A1 CARE & SUPPORT LTD
This company · 15149137

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
Gs1 Holdings
Corporate entity
75100%
75-100% shares08/09/2025
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Dr Mahbubur Rahmanceased 17/10/2025· significant influence · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mrs Amreen Bashirceased 18/05/2025· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control · trust interest · firm interest
  • Mr Abdul Nafayceased 14/06/2024· 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
Incorporated2023-09-19
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87900 — Other residential care activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Burleigh House Leek Road
Werrington
Stoke-On-Trent
ST9 0DG
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-02
Last: 2025-09-18

Officers (2 active · 4 resigned)

AHMED, Gulfraz
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
SHAHZAD, Hassan
director · ~33y · appointed 2025-09-08
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BASHIR, Amreen
director · ~41y · appointed 2024-06-14 · resigned 2025-05-18
Resigned
NAFAY, Abdul
director · ~30y · appointed 2023-09-19 · resigned 2024-06-14
Resigned
RAHMAN, Mahbubur, Dr
director · ~47y · appointed 2025-05-18 · resigned 2025-09-08
Resigned
SMART CARE GROUP LIMITED
corporate-director · appointed 2025-06-20 · resigned 2025-07-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-24
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2026-02-07
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2025-12-09
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-10-17
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-09-08
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-07-11
appoint-corporate-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP02
2025-06-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-06-19
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-05-18
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-05-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-05-18