REAL CARE AGENCY LIMITED

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SC250259 · ltd · incorporated 2003-05-29
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
£404.0k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other business support service activities n.e.c.
Sector: Administrative & support services
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 78/100 (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: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (80/100)

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

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 3 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
71 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
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
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £403,958
Net assets shrinking
Down £47,176 YoY
Cash YoY
-26%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£378k
↓ 26% YoY
Net Worth
£404k
↓ 10% YoY
Current Assets
£602k
↓ 12% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£137k£275k£412k£550k£687kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£405.0k£451.1k
Current assets£602.5k£687.4k
Cash£377.7k£511.7k
Debtors£224.8k£175.6k
Net assets£404.0k£451.1k

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-03
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  3. 2025-04-03
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2025-04-03
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  5. 2025-04-03
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    officers · AP03
  6. 2025-04-03
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    officers · TM01
  7. 2025-04-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  8. 2025-03-31
    ➕
    LAUGHLAND, Russell Stuart appointed
    secretary
  9. 2025-03-31
    ➕
    LAUGHLAND, Lynn appointed
    director
  10. 2025-03-31
    ➖
    GILL, Anthony resigned
    director
  11. 2024-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2023-08-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2022-08-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2020-07-21
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  16. 2020-07-21
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  17. 2020-07-21
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    officers · TM02
  18. 2020-07-21
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-07-16
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  20. 2020-07-16
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  21. 2020-07-11
    ➖
    GILL, Billy resigned
    secretary
  22. 2020-07-11
    ➖
    GILL, Billy resigned
    director
  23. 2020-07-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  24. 2003-05-29
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    Company incorporated
    As REAL CARE AGENCY LIMITED
  25. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    GILL, Billy appointed
    secretary
  26. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    GILL, Anthony appointed
    director
  27. 2003-05-29
    ➕
    GILL, Billy appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 63 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100
Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 63. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Group structure

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

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Hrm Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
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REAL CARE AGENCY LIMITED
This company · SC250259

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
Hrm Group Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control31/03/2025
2 historic (ceased) PSCs
  • Mr Billy Gillceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
  • Anthony Gillceased 31/03/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting

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
Incorporated2003-05-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC82990 — Other business support service activities n.e.c.

Registered office

Jacobean House, 1 Glebe Street, Glebe Street
East Kilbride
Glasgow
G74 4LY
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-04-18
Last: 2026-04-04

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

LAUGHLAND, Russell Stuart→
secretary · appointed 2025-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
LAUGHLAND, Lynn→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-03-31
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GILL, Billy→
secretary · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2020-07-11
Resigned
GILL, Anthony→
director · ~60y · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2025-03-31
Resigned
GILL, Billy→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-05-29 · resigned 2020-07-11
Resigned

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Recent filings (71 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-04-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-04
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-04-03
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2025-04-03
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-04-03
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-04-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-08-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-07-11
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-13