BALMANNO HOUSE

⚰️Wound downliquidation

SC002015 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1890-05-21

Investment thesis

Company liquidation — not a live target.

Why interesting: Historical record only; useful for precedent research.

Why risky: Not transactable.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

38/100

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What this business does

Primary activity: Medical nursing home activities

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

87100Residential nursing care activities
87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Investor take

Pass (distressed without resilience)

Distressed low-transparency controlled group — structural issues outweigh the discount.

Opportunity 38/100 (watch), bankability 7/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 82). Asset purchase likely safer than share purchase given structural signals. Biggest value-creation lever: File overdue accounts. Clears statutory overdue flag — immediate bankability uplift for refinance conversations. Most likely exit: asset disposal / carve-out (75/100). Current lenders should be on immediate intervention.

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 4 lenders · oldest 26.4y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 26.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 4 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 50/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile

address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

5 charges (5/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

37 officers (7 active, 37 linked, 36 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

10 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

157 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

38/100Watch

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Not actionable now, but monitor — distressed, succession, or structural changes could flip this into a real opportunity.

Business quality

Concerning — overdue filings or status flags present.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Multiple red flags — proceed with caution.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 insolvency

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 insolvency

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 insolvency

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (79 events)Click to expand

2026-05-20
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liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting-scotland
insolvency · LIQ14(Scot)
2024-03-13
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liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidation-scotland-2
insolvency · AM22(Scot)
2023-11-20
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mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date
mortgage · MR01
2023-11-14
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liquidation-in-administration-progress-report-scotland
insolvency · AM10(Scot)
2023-11-08
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Edinburgh Asset Finance Limited
2023-06-26
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liquidation-in-administration-result-creditors-decision-scotland
insolvency · AM07(Scot)
2023-06-23
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liquidation-in-administration-result-creditors-decision-scotland
insolvency · AM07(Scot)
2023-05-26
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liquidation-in-administration-notice-administrators-proposals-scotland
insolvency · AM03(Scot)
2023-05-09
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-05-09
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Charge satisfied #4
2023-05-05
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liquidation-in-administration-statement-of-affairs-with-form-attached-scotland
insolvency · AM02(Scot)
2023-04-14
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-04
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liquidation-in-administration-appointment-of-administrator-scotland
insolvency · AM01(Scot)
2023-03-28
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2023-03-28
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Charge satisfied #3
2023-03-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-02-08
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-09-20
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-06-25
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REID, Patricia Maureen resigned
director
2021-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2020-11-24
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-11-05
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-11-26
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2019-11-15
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COOPER, Alexander Fraser resigned
director
2019-09-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2019-05-13
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change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2018-08-24
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GIBB, Elizabeth Milford resigned
director
2017-11-24
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Charge satisfied #2
2017-04-18
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LILLIE, Fiona Lindsay, Reverend resigned
director
2013-10-31
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SMITH, Marlene Crawford appointed
director
2013-09-05
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BEST, Robert Ross resigned
director
2013-06-05
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MACLELLAN, John Derek Harwood resigned
director
2011-11-15
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LILLIE, Fiona Lindsay, Reverend appointed
director
2011-05-29
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ANDERSON, Colin Macewan resigned
director
2010-10-15
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Charge satisfied #1
2010-10-14
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HENRY, Raymond appointed
director
2010-09-23
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2010-09-20
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JACKSON, Graeme Hugh Sweeting resigned
director
2010-09-08
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-12-24
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
2009-10-13
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GIBB, Elizabeth Milford appointed
director
2009-04-27
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CUMMINS, John Carlisle resigned
director
2008-08-05
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AFUAKWAH, Violet Mary resigned
director
2007-07-11
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SCOTT, Jean Isabel Mary resigned
director
2006-10-19
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CAMERON, William Donald Bruce resigned
director
2005-10-13
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BEST, Robert Ross appointed
director
2005-05-24
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CARRICK, James Allan Somerville appointed
director
2005-05-24
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ANDERSON, Colin Macewan appointed
director
2004-11-04
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CHALMERS, George Lovie resigned
director
2001-09-13
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HUTCHISON, Alexander Goodall appointed
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 25 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 82 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

85/100

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 82 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 25 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 136 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

Red flags

4 high · 1 med ·

Accounts overdue

high

Statutory accounts have not been filed by their due date. Can indicate admin breakdown, cash preservation, or deliberate delay.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-09-30

Confirmation statement overdue

high

Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.

Evidence: Next due: 2023-12-04

Company in liquidation

high

Company is actively being wound up. Not a going concern.

8 insolvency-related filings on record

high

Filings relating to insolvency, liquidation, or administration exist in the company's history. Review before proceeding.

Evidence: 2026-05-20: liquidation-voluntary-creditors-return-of-final-meeting-scotland; 2024-03-13: liquidation-in-administration-move-to-creditors-voluntary-liquidation-scotland-2

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

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Company details

Statusliquidation

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption

Incorporated1890-05-21

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86102 — Medical nursing home activities

Registered office

Titanium 1 King's Inch Place

Renfrew

PA4 8WF

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2023-09-30OVERDUE

Last made up to: 2021-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2023-12-04OVERDUE

Last: 2022-11-20