HEBRON HOUSE NURSING HOME LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC435666 · ltd · incorporated 2012-10-29
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 Feb 2025
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 7.2y

45/100
under pressure

Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.

  • · Oldest live charge is 7.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

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
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
37 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£65k£129k£194k£259k£323kFeb 2024Feb 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-02-282024-02-29
Total assets£161.9k
Current assets£323.4k
Cash£190.8k
Debtors£132.6k
Net assets£137.1k
Average employees4100

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-08-29
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    capital-allotment-shares
    capital · SH01
  3. 2024-11-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-11-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  5. 2022-11-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2022-02-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2021-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2020-06-16
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2020-06-16
    ✏️
    change-of-name-request-comments
    change-of-name · NM06
  10. 2020-06-16
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  11. 2019-11-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2019-07-19
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  13. 2019-07-19
    📄
    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  14. 2019-02-22
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  15. 2019-02-21
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Santander UK PLC
  16. 2018-08-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2017-12-04
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2012-10-29
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    Company incorporated
    As HEBRON HOUSE NURSING HOME LTD
  19. 2012-10-29
    KERR, Audrey appointed
    director

Owner dependency

95/100
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.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 13 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

78/100
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 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 13 years.
  • 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 · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Audrey Kerr
Individual · British · DOB 04/1961 · age 65
75100%
75-100% shares06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2012-10-29
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

27 Seabank Road
Nairn
IV12 4EU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-11-30
Last made up to: 2025-02-28
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-09-12
Last: 2025-08-29

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

KERR, Audrey
director · ~65y · appointed 2012-10-29
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Santander
Santander UK PLC
A registered charge21/02/2019
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Recent filings (37 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-29
capital-allotment-shares
capital · SH01
2025-08-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-11-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-11-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-02-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-11-18
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2020-06-16
change-of-name-request-comments
change-of-name · NM06
2020-06-16