AYR CARE LTD

💤Zombieactive
SC665188 · ltd · incorporated 2020-06-24
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
£192.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
73/100
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
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 80/100. 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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 5.8y

45/100
under pressure

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 5.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (83/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

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 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
15 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
73/100Strong
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,554
Cash YoY
+28%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£23k
↑ 28% YoY
Net Worth
£193k
↑ 368% YoY
Current Assets
£319k
↑ 129% YoY
Current Liabilities
£0£64k£128k£191k£255k£319kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£192.6k£41.1k
Current assets£318.8k£138.9k
Cash£23.5k£18.4k
Debtors£295.3k£120.6k
Net assets£192.6k£41.1k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
0
filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (13 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  4. 2022-06-29
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
    accounts · AA01
  5. 2022-06-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2021-06-29
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
  7. 2021-06-29
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  8. 2021-06-15
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  9. 2020-07-30
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  10. 2020-07-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  11. 2020-06-24
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    Company incorporated
    As AYR CARE LTD
  12. 2020-06-24
    REHMAN, Suhail appointed
    director
  13. 2020-06-24
    📄
    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 6 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.)

Group structure

Sur Holdings Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Sur Holdings Ltd
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
AYR CARE LTD
This company · SC665188

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Sur Holdings Ltd
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control28/06/2021
1 historic (ceased) PSC
  • Mr Suhail Rehmanceased 28/06/2021· 75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control

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
Incorporated2020-06-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

1 Eagle Street
Glasgow
G4 9XA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-07-12
Last: 2025-06-28

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

REHMAN, Suhail
director · ~57y · appointed 2020-06-24
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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc UK Bank PLC
A registered charge24/07/2020
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Recent filings (15 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-09-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-07-04
change-account-reference-date-company-current-extended
accounts · AA01
2022-06-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-27
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC02
2021-06-29
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2021-06-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-28
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2021-06-15
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2020-07-30
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2020-06-24