ANCHOR CARE SUPPORT LIMITED
🌱Startupactive
16352556 · ltd · incorporated 2025-03-31
Investment thesis
Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.
Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.
Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
75/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueActive trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.
Opportunity 75/100 (strong), bankability 65/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (54/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (2 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
3 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
75/100Strong
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (5 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-20📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2025-03-31🏢Company incorporatedAs ANCHOR CARE SUPPORT LIMITED
- 2025-03-31➕CHIEZA, Eve appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31➕CHIEZA, Riccardo appointeddirector
- 2025-03-31📄incorporation-companyincorporation · NEWINC
Owner dependency
86/100
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 71 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
- +Young company: Only 1.3 years old — management layer unlikely to be developed.
Succession & seller-readiness
26/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
SIGNALS
- primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — CHIEZA, Riccardo (same surname) appointed 2025-03-31. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- 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.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Riccardo Chieza Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 09/1978 · age 48 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/03/2025 |
Mrs Eve Chieza Individual · Zimbabwean · DOB 04/1955 · age 71 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control | 31/03/2025 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2025-03-31
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Registered office
Unit 2 Shirehall Business Centre
Market Square
Stafford
Staffordshire
ST16 2LD
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: —
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-13
Last: 2026-03-30
Officers (2 active · 0 resigned)
Active
CHIEZA, Riccardo→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2025-03-31
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Recent filings (3 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-13
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-12-20
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2025-03-31