ABERDEEN HOMECARE LTD

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SC747744 · ltd · incorporated 2022-10-19
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
£-100.6k
book net assets
Opportunity
72/100
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 72/100 (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).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 2.7y

10/100
under pressure

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

  • · Newest facility, 2.7 years old — likely still in initial term.
  • · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
  • · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

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 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
10 connected companies via shared directors
75
Filing history
8 filings
60
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
72/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
60
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 · FRS 102
Negative net assets
Liabilities exceed assets by £100,585

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£737
Net Worth
-£101k
↓ 56% YoY
Current Assets
£4k
↓ 90% YoY
Current Liabilities
-£101k-£72k-£44k-£16k£12k£41kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£-7.7k£40.6k
Current assets£4.0k£40.7k
Cash£737
Debtors£3.2k
Net assets£-100.6k£-64.3k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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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 (8 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-10-18
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-09-24
    📄
    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
    accounts · AA01
  4. 2023-08-17
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    mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
    mortgage · MR01
  5. 2023-08-13
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Hsbc UK Bank PLC
  6. 2022-10-19
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    Company incorporated
    As ABERDEEN HOMECARE LTD
  7. 2022-10-19
    REHMAN, Suhail appointed
    director
  8. 2022-10-19
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    incorporation-company
    incorporation · NEWINC

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material 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 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
ABERDEEN HOMECARE LTD
This company · SC747744

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 control19/10/2022

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
Incorporated2022-10-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

1 Eagle Street
Craighall Business Park
Glasgow
G4 9XA
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-31
Last: 2025-10-17

Officers (1 active · 0 resigned)

REHMAN, Suhail
director · ~57y · appointed 2022-10-19
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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 charge1 property13/08/2023
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Recent filings (8 total)

confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-24
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-18
change-account-reference-date-company-previous-extended
accounts · AA01
2024-09-24
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-10-17
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-08-17
incorporation-company
incorporation · NEWINC
2022-10-19