1 TO 1 CARE UK LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
06398302 · ltd · incorporated 2007-10-15
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
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 17.9y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Jun 2025
Net worth
£192.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
82/100
Exceptional
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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
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 82/100 (exceptional), bankability 80/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 1 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 17.9y

65/100
clean up first

Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.

  • · Oldest live charge is 17.9 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Legal-friction score 25/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
5 officers (2 active, 5 linked, 4 with DOB)
86
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
51 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
82/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £192,070
Net assets shrinking
Down £42,085 YoY
Cash YoY
-13%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£211k
↓ 13% YoY
Net Worth
£192k
↓ 18% YoY
Current Assets
£238k
↓ 21% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£60k£121k£181k£241k£302kJun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30
Total assets£192.1k£234.2k
Current assets£237.6k£301.6k
Cash£210.6k£241.1k
Debtors£27.0k£60.4k
Net assets£192.1k£234.2k

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (25 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-03
    ➕
    HARRIS, Alexandra Jade Nicole appointed
    director
  2. 2026-03-03
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    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  4. 2025-08-03
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  5. 2025-08-01
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Lilian May resigned
    director
  6. 2025-07-16
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  7. 2025-03-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2023-03-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2022-06-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2022-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  12. 2021-06-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2020-03-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2019-05-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-03-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  16. 2017-04-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  17. 2016-03-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-small
    accounts · AA
  18. 2009-06-01
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Mark Adrian appointed
    director
  19. 2008-06-05
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc Bank PLC
  20. 2008-04-24
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Lilian May resigned
    secretary
  21. 2008-04-24
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Lilian May appointed
    director
  22. 2008-04-24
    ➖
    FERGUSON, Mark resigned
    director
  23. 2007-10-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As 1 TO 1 CARE UK LIMITED
  24. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Lilian May appointed
    secretary
  25. 2007-10-15
    ➕
    FERGUSON, Mark appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

79/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 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
Mr Mark Adrian Ferguson
Individual · English · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
75–100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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
Incorporated2007-10-15
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

Unit 4, South Oxford Business Centre Lower Road
Garsington
Oxford
OX44 9DP
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-29
Last: 2025-10-15

Officers (2 active · 3 resigned)

FERGUSON, Mark Adrian→
director · ~71y · appointed 2009-06-01
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Active
HARRIS, Alexandra Jade Nicole→
director · ~36y · appointed 2026-03-03
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Active
FERGUSON, Lilian May→
secretary · appointed 2007-10-15 · resigned 2008-04-24
Resigned
FERGUSON, Lilian May→
director · ~100y · appointed 2008-04-24 · resigned 2025-08-01
Resigned
FERGUSON, Mark→
director · ~71y · appointed 2007-10-15 · resigned 2008-04-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
HSBC
Hsbc Bank PLC
Debenture1 property05/06/2008—
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Recent filings (51 total)

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-08-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-07-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-03-20
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-03-08
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-10-17
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-06-20
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-03-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-10-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-06-21