ST. COLUMBA'S HOSPICE CARE

🌳Matureactive

SC048700 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1971-05-14

Investment thesis

Established operating company — standard diligence applies, no dominant angle.

Why interesting: Live, filing, normal profile.

Why risky: No standout signals in either direction.

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 33.0y old — refinance window within 12 months

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Hospital activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

1 live charge · oldest 33.0y

65/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 33.0 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
· Legal-friction score 28/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: low (50/100)

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

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)

Directors & officers

74 officers (11 active, 74 linked, 70 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

250 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

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

filing

• 1 officers

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 officers
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (148 events)Click to expand

2026-05-06
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2026-03-06
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THOMLINSON, John Alan resigned
director
2025-11-17
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2025-11-11
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2025-11-03
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officers · TM01
2025-10-31
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CAMERON, Uilleam Fraser resigned
director
2025-10-31
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DUNSIRE, David Ness resigned
director
2025-06-03
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officers · AP01
2025-06-03
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2025-05-20
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MACKAY, Eric Martin Cameron appointed
director
2025-05-20
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THOMLINSON, John Alan appointed
director
2025-04-22
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officers · AP01
2025-03-18
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MACRAE, Jacqueline Joy appointed
director
2024-12-10
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officers · TM01
2024-12-05
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COWIE, Audrey resigned
director
2024-11-22
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accounts · AA
2024-11-21
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officers · CH01
2024-11-11
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2024-11-11
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2024-11-01
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MACRAE, John Grant resigned
director
2024-11-01
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SELMAN, Linda Margaret resigned
director
2024-06-18
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2024-05-21
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ROBERTSON, Charles Colin Reid appointed
director
2024-04-16
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2024-04-05
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2024-03-19
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FLOCKHART, Carol Gray appointed
director
2024-02-09
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2024-01-31
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PENMAN-PATERSON, Kirstie Victoria resigned
director
2024-01-16
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2023-12-05
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KEEL, Aileen Margaret, Professor appointed
director
2023-11-30
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accounts · AA
2023-11-27
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officers · CH01
2023-10-27
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CAMERON, David, Professor resigned
director
2023-07-03
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officers · TM01
2022-12-15
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2022-12-14
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2022-10-28
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TOTHILL, Sally Anne, Dr resigned
director
2022-08-23
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BROWN, David Dow appointed
director
2022-08-23
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CAMERON, Uilleam Fraser appointed
director
2022-08-23
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PENMAN-PATERSON, Kirstie Victoria appointed
director
2022-05-24
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KERR, Lynsey appointed
secretary
2022-05-24
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KERR, Lynsey Christine appointed
director
2022-05-24
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DUNSIRE, David Ness resigned
secretary
2021-10-29
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MOIR OBE, Eileen Margaret resigned
director
2021-08-24
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COWIE, Audrey appointed
director
2020-12-08
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KEIR, Sarah Louise, Dr appointed
director
2020-10-30
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BRYSON, Norval Mackenzie, Dr resigned
director
2020-10-30
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CANTLEY, Patricia Marion, Dr resigned
director
2019-10-25
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MACDOUGALL, Robert Hugh, Professor resigned
director
2019-10-01
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CAMERON, David, Professor appointed
director

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Owner dependency

55/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

60/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 78 years old. Natural succession window is now.

Red flags

1 med ·

3 director resignations in last 12 months

medium

Multiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.

Evidence: CAMERON, Uilleam Fraser resigned 2025-10-31; DUNSIRE, David Ness resigned 2025-10-31; THOMLINSON, John Alan resigned 2026-03-06

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1971-05-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86101 — Hospital activities

Registered office

Challenger Lodge

Boswall Road

Edinburgh

EH5 3RW

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-09

Last: 2025-11-25