CARING BREAKS LIMITED
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (48/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.
Recent activity
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 4 officers
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (57 events)Click to expand
- 2026-02-10📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-02-09📄replacement-filing-of-director-appointment-with-nameofficers · RP01AP01
- 2026-01-29📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-01-28➖GAULT, Sarah Louise resigneddirector
- 2026-01-28📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2025-11-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-08-18📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-11-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-31📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-20📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-01-19➕MITCHELL, Melissa appointeddirector
- 2023-01-16➖FINNEGAN, Lucia (Lucy) Catherine resigneddirector
- 2023-01-16➖MAGEE, Clare-Anne resigneddirector
- 2023-01-16➖SINNAMON, Brian Wentworth resigneddirector
- 2022-12-01📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-12-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2021-11-12➖NELLIS, Liam Francis resigneddirector
- 2021-11-12➖REYNOLDS, Anthony resigneddirector
- 2021-01-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2020-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-11-24➕DONAGHY, John Francis appointeddirector
- 2020-11-24➕MONGAN, Bria appointeddirector
- 2020-01-08➖BARRETT, Rachel resigneddirector
- 2020-01-08➖DORAN, William Anthony resigneddirector
- 2019-11-04➕GAULT, Sarah Louise appointeddirector
- 2019-11-04➕MAGEE, Clare-Anne appointeddirector
- 2018-02-19➕CROSSIN, Patricia appointeddirector
- 2017-12-04➖MOORE, George Smyth resigneddirector
- 2015-09-28➕DEVLIN, Mary Anne appointeddirector
- 2015-03-31➖HAMILTON, George resigneddirector
- 2015-02-28➕SINNAMON, Brian Wentworth appointeddirector
- 2014-12-31➖HARRIS, Sandra resigneddirector
- 2013-11-12➖MCCONNELL, John Edward resigneddirector
- 2008-11-17➕NELLIS, Liam Francis appointeddirector
- 2008-01-29➕BARRETT, Rachel appointeddirector
- 2006-11-14➕HAMILTON, George appointeddirector
- 2006-11-13➖RANA, Diljit Singh, Lord resigneddirector
- 2003-05-28➕O'BRIEN, Stephen John appointeddirector
- 2003-05-28➖CONNOR, Hugh resigneddirector
- 2000-01-26🏢Company incorporatedAs CARING BREAKS LIMITED
- 2000-01-26➕THOMPSON, Vivienne Jane appointedsecretary
- 2000-01-26➕CONNOR, Hugh appointeddirector
- 2000-01-26➕DORAN, William Anthony appointeddirector
- 2000-01-26➕FINNEGAN, Lucia (Lucy) Catherine appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 76 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 26 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
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