ABBEYSIDE NURSING HOME LIMITED
🌳Matureactive
SC098774 · ltd · incorporated 1986-05-02
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
£7.32M
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
PursueLeverage-led grower with a 84-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 57/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 84). Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 7 distinct lenders creates friction — refinance into single-lender structure for cleaner diligence. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (77/100).
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Refinance opportunity
23 live charges · 7 lenders · oldest 38.6y
45/100
clean up first
Refinance viable after a tidy-up — address the highlighted items first.
- · Oldest live charge is 38.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · 7 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
- · Legal-friction score 40/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.
- · Profitable and stable/growing — lender coverage supportable.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (73/100)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
1 year of iXBRL accounts extracted (no YoY comparison) + narrative notes parsed
50
Lenders & charges
23 charges (23/23 with lender, 23/23 with type)
90
Directors & officers
10 officers (6 active, 10 linked, 6 with DOB)
82
Ownership & PSC
5 active PSC(s) of 5 total, 5 with control declared
90
Director network
5 connected companies via shared directors
60
Filing history
187 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
60
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
74
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Profitable
Profit before tax £1,271,360
Key financials
1 year extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 |
|---|---|
| Turnover | £7.32M |
| Gross profit | £2.97M |
| Operating profit | £1.47M |
| Profit before tax | £1.27M |
| Average employees | 16000 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
3 signals detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (74 events)Click to expand
- 2025-09-05📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-11-03📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-04-12📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC05
- 2023-02-24➕YEATS, Ian Gordon appointedsecretary
- 2023-02-24➕YEATS, Sheila appointeddirector
- 2023-02-24➖YEATS, Sheila resignedsecretary
- 2023-02-24➖YEATS, Ian Gordon resigneddirector
- 2023-02-24📄appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP03
- 2023-02-24📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-02-24📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-02-24📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2023-02-23📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-11-14📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-11-14📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-11-14📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-11-10📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-11-10📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-10-27📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2022-09-05📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2022-09-05📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2022-08-25📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2022-08-24📄change-to-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC04
- 2019-01-18🔓Charge satisfied #19
- 2018-12-14🔒Charge registered #23Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2015-01-27🔓Charge satisfied #11
- 2014-12-01🔒Charge registered #22Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-12-01🔒Charge registered #21Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-12-01🔒Charge registered #20Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-12-01🔒Charge registered #19Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-12-01🔒Charge registered #18Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2014-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #16
- 2014-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #15
- 2014-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #14
- 2014-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #13
- 2014-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #12
- 2014-11-28🔓Charge satisfied #10
- 2014-11-17🔒Charge registered #17Lender: Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2011-09-30➖YEATS, Ian Gordon resignedsecretary
- 2011-09-30➕YEATS, Sheila appointedsecretary
- 2011-09-30➕YEATS, Ian Gordon appointeddirector
- 2010-04-20🔒Charge registered #16Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-08-29🔒Charge registered #15Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-04-12🔓Charge satisfied #6
- 2008-04-10🔒Charge registered #14Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-04-10🔒Charge registered #13Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-04-10🔒Charge registered #11Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
- 2008-04-09🔒Charge registered #12Lender: Barclays Bank PLC
Showing most recent 50 of 74 events
Owner dependency
73/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -5 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 24 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 84 — succession pressure is live.
- +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.
Succession & seller-readiness
90/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 84 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 24 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 40 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
1 med · 1 lowCharge satisfaction-then-recreation pattern
mediumMultiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
6 live charges
lowHeavily leveraged with multiple live security positions — understand the capital structure before proceeding.
Group structure
Abbeyside Care Group Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
🏛️ultimate parent
Abbeyside Care Group Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
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ABBEYSIDE NURSING HOME LIMITED
This company · SC098774
Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).
Shareholders & ownership
5 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75% · fragmented| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Abbeyside Care Group Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 08/09/2022 |
Mrs Sheena Mary Gordon Yeats Individual · British · DOB 09/1942 · age 84 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/12/2016 |
Mr Brian John Yeats Individual · British · DOB 08/1966 · age 60 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/12/2016 |
Bruce Munro Yeats Individual · British · DOB 02/1970 · age 56 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/12/2016 |
Mrs Karen Jane Yeats Individual · British · DOB 05/1963 · age 63 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 21/12/2016 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-05-02
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities
Registered office
16 Duff Avenue
Elgin
Morayshire
IV30 1QS
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-24
Last: 2025-11-10
Officers (6 active · 4 resigned)
Active
YEATS, Brian John→
Activedirector · ~60y · appointed 2005-01-01
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YEATS, Bruce Munro→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2005-01-01
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YEATS, Karen Jane→
Activedirector · ~63y · appointed 2002-01-01
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Active
YEATS, Sheila→
Activedirector · ~56y · appointed 2023-02-24
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YEATS, Ian Gordon→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1991-03-01 · resigned 2011-09-30
YEATS, Sheila→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2011-09-30 · resigned 2023-02-24
MESSRS COOPER LAING SOLICITORS→
Resignedcorporate-secretary · resigned 1991-03-01
YEATS, Ian Gordon→
Resigneddirector · ~86y · appointed 2011-09-30 · resigned 2023-02-24
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Mortgages & charges
23
Total charges
6
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:23 of 23 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 14/12/2018 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2014 | 18/01/2019 | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | 1 property | 01/12/2014 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Bank of Scotland PLC | A registered charge | — | 17/11/2014 | — | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 20/04/2010 | 28/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 29/08/2008 | 28/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/04/2008 | 28/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 10/04/2008 | 28/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 3 properties | 10/04/2008 | 27/01/2015 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 09/04/2008 | 28/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Barclays Barclays Bank PLC | Floating charge | 1 property | 31/03/2008 | 28/11/2014 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 04/06/2004 | 03/04/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 03/11/1997 | 03/04/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Standard security | 1 property | 21/03/1995 | 03/04/2008 | |
| satisfied | Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company | Floating charge | 1 property | 15/03/1995 | 12/04/2008 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Banks Allied Irish Banks PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 18/03/1991 | 27/03/1995 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Banks Allied Irish Banks PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 18/03/1991 | 27/03/1995 | |
| satisfied | Lloyds Banking Group The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland | Standard security | 1 property | 21/07/1989 | 07/07/1995 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Finance Company | Standard security | 1 property | 07/06/1989 | 27/03/1995 | |
| satisfied | Allied Irish Finance Co | Standard security | 1 property | 09/10/1987 | 27/03/1995 |
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Recent filings (187 total)
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-medium
accounts · AA
2025-09-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-18
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-11-12
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-11-03
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2023-04-12
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2023-02-24
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-02-24
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-24
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2023-02-24
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-02-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-21
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2022-11-14
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2022-11-14