CARE FIRST WORLD LTD

🌳Matureactive
SC330340 · ltd · incorporated 2007-09-04
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

No material changes in the last 90 days.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jul 2025
Net worth
£134
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other education n.e.c.
Sector: Education
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (78/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (4 active, 6 linked, 3 with DOB)
80
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
70 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
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 · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £134
Cash YoY
+38%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£134
↑ 38% YoY
Net Worth
£134
↑ 38% YoY
Current Assets
£134
↑ 38% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£27£54£80£107£134Jul 2024Jul 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-07-312024-07-31
Total assets£134£97
Current assets£134£97
Cash£134£97
Debtors£0£0
Net assets£134£97

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (26 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2026-01-19
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2025-04-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  5. 2023-12-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-04-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2022-09-28
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2022-08-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  10. 2022-04-22
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  11. 2021-12-01
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2021-03-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-04-24
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2020-03-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  15. 2019-03-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  16. 2019-02-08
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2018-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  18. 2007-10-05
    ➕
    BOHTLINGK, Sandra June appointed
    secretary
  19. 2007-10-05
    ➕
    BOHTLINGK, Louis Constant Frederik appointed
    director
  20. 2007-10-05
    ➕
    BOHTLINGK, Sandra June appointed
    director
  21. 2007-10-05
    ➕
    KAPFER, Gabriele appointed
    director
  22. 2007-10-05
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. resigned
    corporate-secretary
  23. 2007-10-05
    ➖
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. resigned
    corporate-director
  24. 2007-09-04
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    Company incorporated
    As CARE FIRST WORLD LTD
  25. 2007-09-04
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD. appointed
    corporate-secretary
  26. 2007-09-04
    ➕
    HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD. appointed
    corporate-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
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 19 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

83/100
Likely off-market candidate

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 19 years.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 19 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Louis Constant, Frederik Bohtlingk
Individual · Dutch · DOB 06/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence01/09/2016

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
Incorporated2007-09-04
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC85590 — Other education n.e.c.

Registered office

1 Plasmon Houses
Fleurs Place
Forres
IV36 1LX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-04-30
Last made up to: 2025-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (4 active · 2 resigned)

BOHTLINGK, Sandra June→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-05
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Active
BOHTLINGK, Louis Constant Frederik→
director · ~76y · appointed 2007-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BOHTLINGK, Sandra June→
director · ~80y · appointed 2007-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
KAPFER, Gabriele→
director · ~62y · appointed 2007-10-05
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
HOGG JOHNSTON SECRETARIES LTD.→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2007-09-04 · resigned 2007-10-05
Resigned
HOGG JOHNSTON DIRECTORS LTD.→
corporate-director · appointed 2007-09-04 · resigned 2007-10-05
Resigned

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Recent filings (70 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2026-03-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2026-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-09-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-18
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-05
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-09-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-04-21
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-01
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-22
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-12-01