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.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
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
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 officers
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
    🏢
    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
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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