CAREDAYS DEVELOPMENTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC066407 · ltd · incorporated 1978-11-20
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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not disclosed
Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Non-trading company
Sector: Professional, scientific & technical
Investor take
Pursue
Dormant / non-trading with a 91-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 91). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (59/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
9 officers (3 active, 9 linked, 5 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
14 connected companies via shared directors
87
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

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

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-01-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-11
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  4. 2024-02-29
    ➖
    JONES, Mark Emerson resigned
    director
  5. 2023-12-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-01-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-10-19
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  8. 2021-11-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  9. 2021-02-02
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-10-20
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  11. 2019-11-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  12. 2018-12-19
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-06
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    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  14. 2018-08-06
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  15. 2018-07-26
    ➖
    WEATHERBY, Anne Catherine resigned
    secretary
  16. 2018-07-25
    ➕
    MAHARAJ, Varun appointed
    secretary
  17. 2017-12-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2017-01-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  19. 2004-05-20
    ➖
    BROOKE, Gordon resigned
    secretary
  20. 2004-05-20
    ➕
    WEATHERBY, Anne Catherine appointed
    secretary
  21. 2003-03-07
    ➖
    SCHULER, Martin Alexander resigned
    director
  22. 2003-02-14
    ➕
    JONES, Anthony Emerson appointed
    director
  23. 2003-02-14
    ➕
    JONES, Mark Emerson appointed
    director
  24. 2001-05-25
    ➕
    BROOKE, Gordon appointed
    secretary
  25. 2001-05-25
    ➖
    NEWMAN, James Peter resigned
    secretary
  26. 1996-11-29
    ➖
    SMITH, Jack resigned
    director
  27. 1978-11-20
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As CAREDAYS DEVELOPMENTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED

Owner dependency

91/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 91 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

96/100
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 91 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 47 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • 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.)

Group structure

Caredays Homes Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Caredays Homes Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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CAREDAYS DEVELOPMENTS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED
This company · SC066407

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
Caredays Homes Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
75–100%75-100% shares · 75-100% voting06/04/2016

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
Incorporated1978-11-20
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC74990 — Non-trading company

Registered office

2 2 Atlantic Square
31 York Street
Glasgow G2 8nj
G2 8NJ
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-01
Last: 2025-11-17

Officers (3 active · 6 resigned)

MAHARAJ, Varun→
secretary · appointed 2018-07-25
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Active
JONES, Anthony Emerson→
director · ~59y · appointed 2003-02-14
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Active
JONES, Peter Emerson→
director · ~91y
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
BROOKE, Gordon→
secretary · appointed 2001-05-25 · resigned 2004-05-20
Resigned
NEWMAN, James Peter→
secretary · resigned 2001-05-25
Resigned
WEATHERBY, Anne Catherine→
secretary · appointed 2004-05-20 · resigned 2018-07-26
Resigned
JONES, Mark Emerson→
director · ~62y · appointed 2003-02-14 · resigned 2024-02-29
Resigned
SCHULER, Martin Alexander→
director · ~81y · resigned 2003-03-07
Resigned
SMITH, Jack→
director · ~92y · resigned 1996-11-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2026-01-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-13
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-03-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-12-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-01-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-01-06
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2022-10-19
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-02-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-01-07
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2020-10-20