1ST FOCUS HOMECARE LIMITED
💤Zombieactive
SC549627 · ltd · incorporated 2016-11-09
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 Mar 2025
Net worth
£209.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
- 96090Other service activities n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueStrong opportunity: asset-holding vehicle with strong profile and bankable structure.
Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. 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 8.8y
45/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 8.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Company profile
address, 3 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
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
41 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
65
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declaredPositive net assets
Net assets £209,562
Cash YoY
+252%
Year on year
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
£69k
↑ 252% YoY
Net Worth
£210k
↑ 22% YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Cash | £68.6k | £19.5k |
| Net assets | £209.6k | £171.5k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Last 180 days
2
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (24 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-04📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-31📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2024-07-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-06-13📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2023-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2023-03-06📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-06-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-03-23📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2022-03-23🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2021-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-09-10📄second-filing-capital-allotment-sharescapital · RP04SH01
- 2021-03-18📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2021-03-02📄capital-allotment-sharescapital · SH01
- 2021-03-02📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2021-03-02📄capital-variation-of-rights-attached-to-sharescapital · SH10
- 2021-02-18📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2020-10-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2020-10-07📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2018-04-24➖FALCONER, Angela Marie resigneddirector
- 2017-06-20🔒Charge registered #1Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2016-11-09🏢Company incorporatedAs 1ST FOCUS HOMECARE LIMITED
- 2016-11-09➕FALCONER, Scott Ross appointeddirector
- 2016-11-09➕FALCONER, Angela Marie appointeddirector
Owner dependency
75/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
45/100
Moderate signalSome 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
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs Angela Marie Falconer Individual · British · DOB 05/1981 · age 45 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/10/2020 |
Mr Scott Ross Falconer Individual · British · DOB 08/1975 · age 51 | 25–50% | 25–50% | 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting | 07/10/2020 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2016-11-09
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities
Registered office
C/O Johnston Carmichael
7-11 Melville Street
Edinburgh
Midlothian
EH3 7PE
Scotland
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-17
Last: 2026-03-03
Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)
FALCONER, Scott Ross→
Activedirector · ~51y · appointed 2016-11-09
View their other companies + combined net worth →
FALCONER, Angela Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~45y · appointed 2016-11-09 · resigned 2018-04-24
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 20/06/2017 | 23/03/2022 |
Recent filings (41 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-04
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-19
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2025-01-31
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-07-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-11
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-06-13
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-06
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2023-03-06
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-03-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-06-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2022-03-23
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-03-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-11-25