WARDSIDE HOUSE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC101883 · ltd · incorporated 1986-11-14
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.
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Turnover
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year to Apr 2025
Net worth
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book net assets
Opportunity
79/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 79/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 5 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

7 live charges · 5 lenders · oldest 38.6y

35/100
too messy

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

  • · Oldest live charge is 38.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · 5 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
  • · Legal-friction score 35/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
7 charges (7/7 with lender, 7/7 with type)
90
Directors & officers
7 officers (3 active, 7 linked, 4 with DOB)
81
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
120 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
79/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Apr 2024Apr 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2025-04-302024-04-30
Average employees52005200

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.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (35 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-01-28
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  2. 2025-01-31
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  3. 2024-07-30
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  4. 2024-07-29
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  9. 2024-01-30
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  10. 2023-01-31
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  11. 2022-01-31
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  12. 2021-04-29
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  13. 2020-01-21
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  14. 2019-02-04
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  15. 2018-05-08
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  16. 2018-02-01
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  17. 2003-07-31
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    BURT, David Mcnair appointed
    secretary
  18. 2003-07-31
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    BURT, Marjorie Beatrice appointed
    director
  19. 2003-07-31
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    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-secretary
  20. 2002-04-08
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    Charge satisfied #4
  21. 2002-04-04
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    Charge registered #7
    Lender: Maritime Trustees Limited
  22. 2002-01-07
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    Charge satisfied #3
  23. 2001-12-12
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    BURT, William resigned
    secretary
  24. 2001-12-12
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    WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-secretary
  25. 2001-12-12
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    BURT, Elizabeth Hosie resigned
    director
  26. 2001-12-12
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    BURT, William resigned
    director
  27. 1999-06-18
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    Charge registered #6
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  28. 1999-05-28
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    Charge registered #5
    Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
  29. 1988-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #2
  30. 1988-07-25
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    Charge satisfied #1
  31. 1988-06-13
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    Charge registered #4
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  32. 1988-04-25
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    Charge registered #3
    Lender: Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
  33. 1987-11-10
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Qatar National Bank Sag
  34. 1987-10-26
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: Qatar National Bank Saq
  35. 1986-11-14
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    Company incorporated
    As WARDSIDE HOUSE 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 76 — 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 76 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 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 ·
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.

Group structure

Wardside (Holdings) Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Wardside (Holdings) Limited
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares
ultimate parent
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WARDSIDE HOUSE LIMITED
This company · SC101883

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
Wardside (Holdings) Limited
Corporate entity
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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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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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1986-11-14
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

David Higgins & Co Ca West Renfrew House
26 Brougham Street
Greenock
Inverclyde
PA16 8AD
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-01-31
Last made up to: 2025-04-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-12
Last: 2025-07-29

Officers (3 active · 4 resigned)

BURT, David Mcnair→
secretary · appointed 2003-07-31
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Active
BURT, David Mcnair→
director · ~66y
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Active
BURT, Marjorie Beatrice→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-07-31
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Active
BURT, William→
secretary · resigned 2001-12-12
Resigned
WJM SECRETARIES LIMITED→
corporate-secretary · appointed 2001-12-12 · resigned 2003-07-31
Resigned
BURT, Elizabeth Hosie→
director · ~96y · resigned 2001-12-12
Resigned
BURT, William→
director · ~99y · resigned 2001-12-12
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

7
Total charges
3
Outstanding
2
Active lenders
Status:Lender:7 of 7 shown
TypeProperties
outstanding
Maritime Trustees
Maritime Trustees Limited
Standard security1 property04/04/2002—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Standard security1 property18/06/1999—
outstanding
Lloyds Banking Group
The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property28/05/1999—
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Standard security1 property13/06/198808/04/2002
satisfied
Virgin Money
Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company
Floating charge1 property25/04/198807/01/2002
satisfied
Qatar National Bank Sag
Standard security1 property10/11/198725/07/1988
satisfied
Qatar National Bank Saq
Aloating charge1 property26/10/198725/07/1988
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Recent filings (120 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-01-28
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-07-30
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-secretary-company-with-change-date
officers · CH03
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-07-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-01-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-01-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-01-31