THE AYRSHIRE HOSPICE

🌳Matureactive

SC102741 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1987-01-14

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.

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Other human health activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 75-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 67/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 75). 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: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

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Refinance opportunity

5 live charges · 3 lenders · oldest 33.4y

35/100

too messy

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

· Oldest live charge is 33.4 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 3 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 38/100 — workable, but lender will want more DD.

Data confidence

Overall: medium (66/100)

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

Lenders & charges

5 charges (4/5 with lender, 5/5 with type)

Directors & officers

71 officers (17 active, 71 linked, 68 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

7 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

283 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.

Key financials

1 year 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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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2024-03-31
Average employees	20900

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

🔒Filing-note intelligence

2 signals 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 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 12 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (142 events)Click to expand

2026-03-16
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STEELE, Dalene appointed
director
2026-03-16
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2026-03-12
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2026-03-01
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MCCUSKER, Laura appointed
director
2025-12-10
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officers · CH01
2025-12-08
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officers · TM01
2025-12-04
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SIM, Valerie Margaret resigned
director
2025-11-26
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BROWN, Hugh Coulter, Doctor resigned
director
2025-11-26
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officers · CH01
2025-11-26
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2025-11-25
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PORTEOUS, Jennifer resigned
director
2025-11-14
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accounts · AA
2025-07-23
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officers · CH01
2025-07-15
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2025-04-03
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2024-12-02
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accounts · AA
2024-11-29
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officers · TM01
2024-11-28
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GRIBBEN, John resigned
director
2024-10-22
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officers · CH01
2024-07-17
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2024-07-15
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2024-07-15
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2023-08-31
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MORTON, Elizabeth Stewart resigned
director
2023-05-01
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BELL, Catherine Margaret appointed
director
2023-05-01
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BORLAND, Hazel Ann appointed
director
2023-05-01
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HEANEY, Janis appointed
director
2023-05-01
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MCBRIDE, Karen appointed
director
2023-05-01
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MCJANNETT, Fraser appointed
director
2023-05-01
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SEENAN, Gerard James appointed
director
2023-05-01
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YOUNG, Susan appointed
director
2023-03-09
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LYONS, Donald, Dr resigned
director
2022-11-01
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CLARKE, Jean resigned
director
2022-09-15
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CORRIGAN, John Rodger resigned
director
2022-04-20
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Charge registered #5
Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2022-04-20
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Charge registered #4
Lender: The Scottish Ministers
2022-04-12
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BOWIE, Allan Russell resigned
director
2022-02-10
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BAILLIE, Andrew James appointed
director
2022-02-10
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GILSENAN, Margaret appointed
director
2022-02-10
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RENNIE, Andrew John Niven appointed
director
2022-02-10
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BOWIE, Allan Russell appointed
director
2022-02-10
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PORTEOUS, Jennifer appointed
director
2022-02-10
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SIM, Valerie Margaret appointed
director
2021-03-31
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Charge registered #3
Lender: Scottish Ministers

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Owner dependency

63/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-17 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 75 — succession pressure is live.
+Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 75 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 12 years.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

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: BROWN, Hugh Coulter, Doctor resigned 2025-11-26; PORTEOUS, Jennifer resigned 2025-11-25; SIM, Valerie Margaret resigned 2025-12-04

🔒Co-director network graph

Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1987-01-14

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

35-37 Racecourse Road

Ayr

KA7 2TG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last: 2025-07-17