CHARLINE CARE HOMES LIMITED

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NI040733 · ltd · incorporated 2001-05-02
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 13.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£204.5k
book net assets
Opportunity
77/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 13.9y

85/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 13.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 15/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (2 active, 7 linked, 6 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
72 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
77/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £204,453

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
—
Net Worth
£204k
↑ 15% YoY
Current Assets
£149k
Current Liabilities
—
£0£41k£82k£123k£164k£204kJul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£205.0k£178.3k
Current assets£148.9k—
Debtors£7—
Net assets£204.5k£177.2k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

5 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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
4
filings
  • • 2 officers
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-12
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    officers · TM01
  3. 2026-01-12
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    officers · TM01
  4. 2026-01-11
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    WILKINSON, Isabel Grey resigned
    director
  5. 2026-01-11
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    WILKINSON, Maxim Hall resigned
    director
  6. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-04-30
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    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-20
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  9. 2024-03-19
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  10. 2023-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2022-02-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-02-16
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  13. 2020-03-04
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  14. 2019-02-14
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    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-02-16
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-03-06
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    WILKINSON, Isabel Grey appointed
    director
  17. 2017-03-06
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    WILKINSON, Maxim Hall appointed
    director
  18. 2017-03-06
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-03-06
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    officers · AP01
  20. 2012-06-15
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    WILKINSON, Gordon Graham appointed
    director
  21. 2012-06-15
    ➕
    WILKINSON, Kay Louise appointed
    director
  22. 2012-06-15
    ➖
    MCDAID, Charles resigned
    secretary
  23. 2012-06-15
    ➖
    MC DAID, Celine Mary Geraldine resigned
    director
  24. 2012-06-15
    ➖
    MC DAID, Charles Oliver resigned
    director
  25. 2012-06-15
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Northern Bank Limited
  26. 2001-05-02
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    Company incorporated
    As CHARLINE CARE HOMES LIMITED
  27. 2001-05-02
    ➕
    MCDAID, Charles appointed
    secretary
  28. 2001-05-02
    ➕
    MC DAID, Celine Mary Geraldine appointed
    director
  29. 2001-05-02
    ➕
    MC DAID, Charles Oliver appointed
    director

Owner dependency

81/100
Critical — business is the founder

The 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 66 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 14 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 25 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

1 med ·
2 director resignations in last 12 months
medium

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

Evidence: WILKINSON, Isabel Grey resigned 2026-01-11; WILKINSON, Maxim Hall resigned 2026-01-11

Group structure

Cch Care Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Cch Care Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CHARLINE CARE HOMES LIMITED
This company · NI040733

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
Cch Care Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares15/06/2016

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
Incorporated2001-05-02
Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

24a Trench Road
Londonderry
BT47 3UB

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-11
Last: 2025-12-28

Officers (2 active · 5 resigned)

WILKINSON, Gordon Graham→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-06-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
WILKINSON, Kay Louise→
director · ~66y · appointed 2012-06-15
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Active
MCDAID, Charles→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-02 · resigned 2012-06-15
Resigned
MC DAID, Celine Mary Geraldine→
director · ~81y · appointed 2001-05-02 · resigned 2012-06-15
Resigned
MC DAID, Charles Oliver→
director · ~86y · appointed 2001-05-02 · resigned 2012-06-15
Resigned
WILKINSON, Isabel Grey→
director · ~33y · appointed 2017-03-06 · resigned 2026-01-11
Resigned
WILKINSON, Maxim Hall→
director · ~35y · appointed 2017-03-06 · resigned 2026-01-11
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Northern Bank
Northern Bank Limited
Mortgage/legal charge1 property15/06/2012—
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Recent filings (72 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-03-20
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-03-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-12-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-02-16