HANSEL FOUNDATION

🌳Matureactive

SC038440 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1963-02-18

Investment thesis

Looks cheap but ownership + security both unclear — probable value trap.

Why interesting: Headline metrics may be attractive.

Why risky: No PSC visibility combined with multiple live charges; transacting likely slow and expensive.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.

· Oldest live charge 29.5y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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Net worth

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Opportunity

83/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 70-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 70). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.5y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 29.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (52/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)

Directors & officers

64 officers (10 active, 64 linked, 56 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

12 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

217 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

83/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

100

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (132 events)Click to expand

2026-01-22
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2026-01-15
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2025-12-17
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BUCHANAN, Russell Whyte appointed
director
2025-12-17
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MACLEAN, Diana Helen appointed
director
2025-10-27
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LAWSON, Catherine Alexandra resigned
director
2025-10-27
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2025-10-21
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2025-07-03
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2025-06-25
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YOUNG, Colin appointed
director
2025-04-04
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2025-04-03
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REID, Suzanne resigned
director
2024-10-30
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2024-07-03
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2024-06-26
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LAWSON, Catherine Alexandra appointed
director
2024-04-03
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2024-04-03
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2024-03-27
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DOW, Robert Stevenson resigned
director
2024-03-27
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REID, Suzanne appointed
director
2023-11-02
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2023-10-03
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2023-09-27
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MARTIN, Mairi Linda resigned
director
2023-04-27
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2023-04-27
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2023-04-26
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MCINTOSH, Coral Isabel appointed
director
2023-04-26
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CHALMERS, David Graeme resigned
director
2023-04-14
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mortgage · MR04
2023-04-14
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Charge satisfied #2
2022-11-28
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2022-11-15
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MARTIN, Mairi Linda appointed
director
2022-10-17
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2022-08-04
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2022-08-03
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NEILSON, Lisa Cravens resigned
director
2022-07-25
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2022-07-09
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CURRIE, Adam resigned
director
2022-04-29
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2022-04-27
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CROKE, Stephen appointed
director
2022-04-08
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2022-03-30
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MCMAIL, Christopher resigned
director
2021-12-15
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DEWAR, Alastair Hearton resigned
director
2021-06-30
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GIBSON, Lorna Kathryn Mary resigned
director
2021-06-30
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NEILSON, Lisa Cravens appointed
director
2021-06-30
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WARK, Alexander Craig resigned
director
2020-12-09
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MCCLEMENTS, Thomas Pirrie resigned
director
2020-12-09
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NICOLSON, Blanche resigned
director
2020-01-29
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REEKIE, Robert Morris, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-29
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CALDER, John Maxwell resigned
director
2019-12-11
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MCINTYRE, James William appointed
director
2019-12-11
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CHALMERS, David Graeme appointed
director
2019-12-11
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MCMAIL, Christopher appointed
director
2019-06-26
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MACALLISTER, Derrick resigned
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

-9 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 70 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

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 70 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
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.)

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1963-02-18

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse

Registered office

Broadmeadows

Symington

Ayrshire

KA1 5PU

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-11-28

Last: 2025-11-14