THE ERIC LIDDELL COMMUNITY
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SC071075 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1980-04-02
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 30.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 78-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (73/100, director aged 78). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
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Refinance opportunity
2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 30.6y
50/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 30.6 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 (49/100)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
0
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
100 officers (10 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
2 connected companies via shared directors
51
Filing history
260 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
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 (193 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-31📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-20📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2025-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-16📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-10-01➕GALLOWAY, Karen Ann appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01➕SENEW, Andrew John appointeddirector
- 2025-10-01➖BILLINGHURST, Michael Charles resigneddirector
- 2025-10-01➖WADDELL, Fiona Margaret resigneddirector
- 2025-05-28📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-05-28🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2025-03-25📄mortgage-satisfy-charge-fullmortgage · MR04
- 2025-03-25🔓Charge satisfied #1
- 2025-01-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-12-19📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-12-10📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2024-10-28📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2024-08-28➖BAXENDINE, Gillian Margaret resigneddirector
- 2024-06-19➕HOLMES, Stephen James appointeddirector
- 2024-06-19➕IRELAND, Fiona appointeddirector
- 2024-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-05-01📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-04-26➖GALLACHER, Anne Margaret resigneddirector
- 2024-04-26➖SEYMOUR, Tirion Julia, Dr resigneddirector
- 2024-03-04✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2024-02-14✏️certificate-change-of-name-companychange-of-name · CERTNM
- 2023-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-01-12📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-12📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-10-12📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-13📄change-person-director-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH01
- 2022-09-08📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2022-08-24➕CARTWRIGHT, Clare Wilma appointeddirector
- 2022-08-24➕LIDDELL, Derek Thomas appointeddirector
- 2022-08-24➖CHIDWICK, Jane resigneddirector
- 2022-08-24➖PRINGLE, Amanda Ann resigneddirector
- 2021-10-07➕BAXENDINE, Gillian Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-10-07➕GALLACHER, Anne Margaret appointeddirector
- 2021-10-07➖HARRISON, Maureen Scott resigneddirector
- 2021-10-07➖MCCALLUM, Catherine Isobel Edith resigneddirector
- 2020-12-02➕ALLAN, Kendall appointeddirector
- 2020-12-02➕MACLEAN, Alison Diane, Dr appointeddirector
- 2020-12-02➖HUMPHREY, Tracy, Professor resigneddirector
- 2020-12-02➕SEYMOUR, Tirion Julia, Dr appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01➕ADAMS, Irene appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01➕BAILLIE, Colin Angus appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01➕BILLINGHURST, Michael Charles appointeddirector
- 2019-08-01➖CHENG, Sharon resigneddirector
- 2019-08-01➖DAWE, Jennifer Ann, Dr resigneddirector
- 2019-08-01➕HUMPHREY, Tracy, Professor appointeddirector
Showing most recent 50 of 193 events
Owner dependency
70/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "LIDDELL" — strong identity link between founder and business.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 78 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
60/100
Strong succession signalMultiple 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 ·2 director resignations in last 12 months
mediumMultiple recent departures can indicate governance disagreement, succession event, or preparation for sale/stress.
Evidence: BILLINGHURST, Michael Charles resigned 2025-10-01; WADDELL, Fiona Margaret resigned 2025-10-01
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1980-04-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
Registered office
15 Morningside Road
Edinburgh
EH10 4DP
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-03
Last: 2025-10-20
Officers (10 active · 92 resigned)
ADAMS, Irene→
Activedirector · ~78y · appointed 2019-08-01
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ALLAN, Kendall→
Activedirector · ~32y · appointed 2020-12-02
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BAILLIE, Colin Angus→
Activedirector · ~67y · appointed 2019-08-01
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CARTWRIGHT, Clare Wilma→
Activedirector · ~55y · appointed 2022-08-24
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GALLOWAY, Karen Ann→
Activedirector · ~57y · appointed 2025-10-01
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HOLMES, Stephen James→
Activedirector · ~58y · appointed 2024-06-19
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IRELAND, Fiona→
Activedirector · ~62y · appointed 2024-06-19
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LIDDELL, Derek Thomas→
Activedirector · ~68y · appointed 2022-08-24
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MACLEAN, Alison Diane, Dr→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2020-12-02
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SENEW, Andrew John→
Activedirector · ~59y · appointed 2025-10-01
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BEYNON, Neil Edward→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-06-25 · resigned 2012-09-26
BILTON, Charles Alan→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1998-09-23
BOWRY, Nicholas John→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2001-06-01 · resigned 2011-06-25
WALKER, Thomas→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1998-09-23 · resigned 2001-06-01
BACKLER, Edwin Andrew→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2009-07-01 · resigned 2012-01-18
BALFOUR, Jeremy Ross→
Resigneddirector · ~59y · appointed 2004-10-01 · resigned 2007-09-30
BARCLAY, Andrew William→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · resigned 1997-09-24
BAXENDINE, Gillian Margaret→
Resigneddirector · ~61y · appointed 2021-10-07 · resigned 2024-08-28
BEYNON, Neil Edward→
Resigneddirector · ~63y · appointed 2011-06-25 · resigned 2012-09-26
BILLINGHURST, Michael Charles→
Resigneddirector · ~55y · appointed 2019-08-01 · resigned 2025-10-01
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Mortgages & charges
2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied | The Scottish Ministers / The Scottish Ministers | Standard security | 1 property | 07/02/2006 | 28/05/2025 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 2 properties | 22/09/1995 | 25/03/2025 |
Recent filings (260 total)
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-20
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-28
mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-25
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-01-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-04
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01