JUDE'S HOMECARE LIMITED

💤Zombieactive
SC568613 · ltd · incorporated 2017-06-13
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 Jun 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
66/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)
Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 66/100 (strong), bankability 55/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (53/100).

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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
33 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
66/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
50
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2023Jun 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-06-132023-06-13

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-06-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-11-25
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  3. 2024-05-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2023-12-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-12-14
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  6. 2023-05-16
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2023-05-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2023-05-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-09-27
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  10. 2022-09-26
    MACLEOD, Joyce resigned
    director
  11. 2022-06-10
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  12. 2022-06-10
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  13. 2022-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  14. 2022-02-23
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  15. 2022-02-22
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    withdrawal-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC09
  16. 2021-11-05
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  17. 2021-08-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-08-27
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  19. 2021-08-26
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  20. 2019-06-03
    FRASER, Agnes appointed
    director
  21. 2017-06-13
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    Company incorporated
    As JUDE'S HOMECARE LIMITED
  22. 2017-06-13
    MACLEOD, Joyce appointed
    director

Owner dependency

90/100
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 67 — succession pressure is live.

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 67. 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

1 high ·
Accounts overdue
high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2026-03-13

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Agnes Fraser
Individual · British · DOB 10/1959 · age 67
sig. influencesignificant influence · trust interest · firm interest10/06/2022
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Ms Joyce Macleodceased 10/06/2022· 50-75% shares

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
Incorporated2017-06-13
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Ground Floor, Robertson House
Shore Street
Inverness
Highland
IV1 1NF
United Kingdom

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-03-13OVERDUE
Last made up to: 2024-06-13
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

FRASER, Agnes
director · ~67y · appointed 2019-06-03
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Active
MACLEOD, Joyce
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-06-13 · resigned 2022-09-26
Resigned

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Recent filings (33 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-12-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-06-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-25
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-11-25
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-05-23
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-15
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-12-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-23
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-05-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-05-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-05-09
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-23
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-27
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-08
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2022-06-10