CARE4U SERVICES LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC584150 · ltd · incorporated 2017-12-19
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 Dec 2024
Net worth
£2.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
71/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Medical nursing home activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 86210General medical practice activities
  • 86220Specialist medical practice activities
  • 86900Other human health activities
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 71/100 (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: strategic trade sale (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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

Company profile
address, 4 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
1 officers (1 active, 1 linked, 1 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
25 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
71/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
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 £2,893

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
£3k
↑ 1163% YoY
Current Assets
£10k
Current Liabilities
£0£2k£4k£6k£8k£10kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£2.9k£9.1k
Current assets£10.4k
Debtors£10.4k
Net assets£2.9k£229

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 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (19 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-09-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-04-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  5. 2025-04-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2025-02-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  7. 2024-08-06
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  8. 2024-07-02
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2024-04-02
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  10. 2023-12-08
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    dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
    dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
  11. 2023-11-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  12. 2021-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-12-04
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  14. 2019-12-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  15. 2019-11-26
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  16. 2018-01-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  17. 2017-12-19
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    Company incorporated
    As CARE4U SERVICES LTD
  18. 2017-12-19
    DUBE, Sakhile appointed
    director
  19. 2017-12-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

80/100
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.
  • +No director turnover: Company is 8 years old with no director changes — suggests a very tight-knit founder team never broadened.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2017-12-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86102 — Medical nursing home activities

Registered office

37 Macgill Drive Macgill Drive
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH4 4FD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-01-01
Last: 2025-12-18

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

DUBE, Sakhile
director · ~46y · appointed 2017-12-19
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Recent filings (25 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-02-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-09-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-18
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-04-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2025-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-02-13
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2024-08-06
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-07-02
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-31
dissolved-compulsory-strike-off-suspended
dissolution · DISS16(SOAS)
2023-12-08
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-11-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-18