THE ERIC LIDDELL COMMUNITY

🌳Matureactive

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.

Why now

Window opening · medium confidence

More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 85 → 75

Opportunity decay

approaching window · 12-months

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

· Oldest live charge 30.8y old — refinance window within 12 months

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

↓Hygiene score: 85 → 75

Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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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

Pursue

Active 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 30.8y

50/100

clean up first

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

· Oldest live charge is 30.8 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

Lenders & charges

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

Directors & officers

100 officers (9 active, 100 linked, 92 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

2 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

261 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

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

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 officers

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (194 events)Click to expand

2026-06-09
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officers · TM01
2026-05-31
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MACLEAN, Alison Diane, Dr resigned
director
2025-12-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-20
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officers · AP01
2025-10-20
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-16
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-01
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GALLOWAY, Karen Ann appointed
director
2025-10-01
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SENEW, Andrew John appointed
director
2025-10-01
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BILLINGHURST, Michael Charles resigned
director
2025-10-01
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WADDELL, Fiona Margaret resigned
director
2025-05-28
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-05-28
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Charge satisfied #2
2025-03-25
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2025-03-25
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Charge satisfied #1
2025-01-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-12-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2024-12-10
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
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officers · AP01
2024-08-28
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BAXENDINE, Gillian Margaret resigned
director
2024-06-19
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HOLMES, Stephen James appointed
director
2024-06-19
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IRELAND, Fiona appointed
director
2024-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-05-01
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-04-26
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GALLACHER, Anne Margaret resigned
director
2024-04-26
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SEYMOUR, Tirion Julia, Dr resigned
director
2024-03-04
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change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-02-14
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certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2023-12-21
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-12
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-10-12
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resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-10-12
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memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-09-13
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officers · CH01
2022-08-24
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CARTWRIGHT, Clare Wilma appointed
director
2022-08-24
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LIDDELL, Derek Thomas appointed
director
2022-08-24
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CHIDWICK, Jane resigned
director
2022-08-24
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PRINGLE, Amanda Ann resigned
director
2021-10-07
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BAXENDINE, Gillian Margaret appointed
director
2021-10-07
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GALLACHER, Anne Margaret appointed
director
2021-10-07
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HARRISON, Maureen Scott resigned
director
2021-10-07
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MCCALLUM, Catherine Isobel Edith resigned
director
2020-12-02
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ALLAN, Kendall appointed
director
2020-12-02
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HUMPHREY, Tracy, Professor resigned
director
2020-12-02
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MACLEAN, Alison Diane, Dr appointed
director
2020-12-02
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SEYMOUR, Tirion Julia, Dr appointed
director
2019-08-01
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ADAMS, Irene appointed
director
2019-08-01
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BAILLIE, Colin Angus appointed
director
2019-08-01
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BILLINGHURST, Michael Charles appointed
director
2019-08-01
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CHENG, Sharon resigned
director
2019-08-01
➖
DAWE, Jennifer Ann, Dr resigned
director

Showing most recent 50 of 194 events

Owner dependency

70/100

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.
+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 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: BILLINGHURST, Michael Charles resigned 2025-10-01; MACLEAN, Alison Diane, Dr resigned 2026-05-31; WADDELL, Fiona Margaret resigned 2025-10-01

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Company details

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