APPLECROSS NURSING HOME LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC177933 · ltd · incorporated 1997-08-13
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.61M
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
- 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
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Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.3y
30/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.3 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
4 charges (4/4 with lender, 4/4 with type)
90
Directors & officers
4 officers (2 active, 4 linked, 3 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
84 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £3,610,294
Cash YoY
+98%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£640k
↑ 98% YoY
Net Worth
£3.6m
↑ 119% YoY
Current Assets
£1.0m
↑ 6.3% YoY
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.33M | £5.25M |
| Current assets | £1.02M | £958.4k |
| Cash | £640.0k | £323.1k |
| Debtors | £379.3k | £635.3k |
| Net assets | £3.61M | £1.65M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 90 days
4
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Last 180 days
4
filings
- • 1 officers
- • 1 incorporation
- • 1 resolution
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-23➖KELLY, Mary Lily resigneddirector
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-25➕COYLE, Lisa Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-08-13📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2020-04-19➖KELLY, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2019-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2018-09-03📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2015-12-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2011-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-02-28🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-01-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1998-01-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Credit Suisse First Boston
- 1997-12-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Credit Suisse First Boston
- 1997-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLECROSS NURSING HOME LIMITED
- 1997-08-13➕KELLY, Peter Robert appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-13➕KELLY, Alexander appointeddirector
- 1997-08-13➕KELLY, Mary Lily appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
55/100
Strong succession signalMultiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
SIGNALS
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Alexander Kelly Individual · British · DOB 06/1941 · age 85 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mrs Mary Lily Kelly Individual · British · DOB 03/1946 · age 80 | 25–50% | 25–50% | sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence | 06/04/2016 |
Mr Alexander Kelly Individual · British · DOB 06/1941 · age 85 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 06/04/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-08-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities
Registered office
Levernholm
By Hurlet
Glasgow
G53 7TG
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-27
Last: 2025-08-13
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
KELLY, Peter Robert→
Activesecretary · appointed 1997-08-13
View their other companies + combined net worth →
COYLE, Lisa Jane→
Activedirector · ~48y · appointed 2020-08-25
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KELLY, Alexander→
Resigneddirector · ~85y · appointed 1997-08-13 · resigned 2020-04-19
KELLY, Mary Lily→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1997-08-13 · resigned 2026-03-23
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Mortgages & charges
4
Total charges
2
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:4 of 4 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 28/02/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/01/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Standard security | 1 property | 20/01/1998 | 30/12/2015 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/12/1997 | 10/03/2011 |
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Recent filings (84 total)
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-04-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2026-03-26
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2026-03-26
capital-name-of-class-of-shares
capital · SH08
2026-03-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-08
capital-alter-shares-subdivision
capital · SH02
2024-11-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-26
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-13