FAIRBURN HOUSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive

SC082570 · ltd · incorporated 1983-04-05

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

£2.06M

book net assets

Opportunity

80/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 67/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 3 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

6 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 42.2y

35/100

too messy

Refinance path is blocked by complexity. Rethink structure or expect bespoke, expensive terms.

· Oldest live charge is 42.2 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

6 charges (6/6 with lender, 6/6 with type)

Directors & officers

14 officers (11 active, 14 linked, 12 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

4 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

141 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

80/100Exceptional

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared

Positive net assets

Net assets £2,059,121

Cash YoY

+123%

Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

£401k

↑ 123% YoY

Net Worth

£2.1m

↑ 4.3% YoY

Current Assets

£1.8m

↑ 19% YoY

Current Liabilities

—

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Total assets	£2.12M	£2.02M
Current assets	£1.77M	£1.49M
Cash	£400.9k	£180.2k
Debtors	£678.6k	£633.4k
Net assets	£2.06M	£1.97M

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Last 180 days

filings

• 2 persons-with-significant-control
• 2 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (47 events)Click to expand

2026-01-30
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2026-01-16
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2026-01-16
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2025-11-24
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2025-08-06
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2024-11-18
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2024-11-18
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2024-11-12
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2024-11-12
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2024-11-08
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2024-11-08
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2024-11-01
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2024-11-01
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2024-10-29
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2024-10-18
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DAVISON, Billy Alexander appointed
director
2024-10-18
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DAVISON, Jack Mackenzie appointed
director
2024-10-18
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DAVISON, Lexie Faith appointed
director
2024-10-18
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MACKINTOSH, Ellie appointed
director
2024-10-18
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MACKINTOSH, Sam Jackson appointed
director
2024-08-23
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2024-05-28
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2024-05-28
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2024-02-19
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2024-02-19
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Charge satisfied #5
2023-12-14
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2023-12-14
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Charge satisfied #6
2023-10-05
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2021-06-23
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DAVISON, Susan appointed
secretary
2021-06-23
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DAVISON, Clifford resigned
secretary
2021-06-23
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DAVISON, Clifford resigned
director
2021-01-27
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DAVISON, Margaret resigned
director
2015-12-01
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DAVISON, James Geoffrey appointed
director
2014-08-27
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DAVISON, Ashleigh Marion appointed
director
2006-08-18
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Charge satisfied #2
2004-05-27
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Charge registered #6
Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
1999-05-07
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Charge registered #5
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1998-02-26
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Charge registered #4
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1995-07-01
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DAVISON, Barbara Susan appointed
director
1995-07-01
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DAVISON, James Geoffrey appointed
director
1995-07-01
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DAVISON, Robert Charles Richard, Prof appointed
director
1995-05-25
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Charge satisfied #1
1995-05-05
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1995-04-03
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Charge registered #2
Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
1984-02-22
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Charge registered #1
Lender: The Highlands and Islands Dev Board
1983-04-05
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Company incorporated
As FAIRBURN HOUSE LIMITED

Owner dependency

66/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-10 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 31 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 59 — approaching natural succession window.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

20/100

No succession signal

No meaningful acquirability indicators from public data.

SIGNALS

primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — DAVISON, Billy Alexander (same surname) appointed 2024-10-18. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 59. Early succession window.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 31 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

1 med ·

Charge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern

medium

Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Fairburn Care Home Limited Individual	75–100%	75–100%	board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control	25/01/2026

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Davison Children's Trustceased 25/01/2026· 50-75% shares · 50-75% voting · significant influence · trust interest
Mr Clifford Davisonceased 01/07/2025· significant influence

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

Incorporated1983-04-05

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

Urray

Muir Of Ord

Ross-Shire

IV6 7UT

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-08-17

Last: 2025-08-03