GATE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

📈Growthactive

SC106549 · ltd · incorporated 1987-09-09

Investment thesis

Growth-phase business — story-led; valuation sensitive to momentum.

Why interesting: Trading is scaling; acquirers paying for trajectory get disproportionate leverage.

Why risky: Price often leads fundamentals; dependency on founder often high.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Mar 2025

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

77/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential nursing care activities

Sector: Human health & social work

ALSO REGISTERED FOR

87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Investor take

Pursue

Conservative operator with a 60-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 77/100 (strong), bankability 77/100. Strong seller-intent signal (60/100, director aged 60). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Consolidate lender relationships. 6 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

17 live charges · 6 lenders · oldest 36.8y

25/100

too messy

Structure is too messy for a clean refinance right now — clean up first or expect bespoke terms.

· Oldest live charge is 36.8 years old — likely at or near maturity.
· 6 lenders named — inter-creditor friction likely.
· Legal-friction score 45/100 (high).

Data confidence

Overall: high (84/100)

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

Company profile

address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

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

Lenders & charges

17 charges (17/17 with lender, 17/17 with type)

Directors & officers

17 officers (5 active, 17 linked, 14 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

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

Director network

21 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

177 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

🔒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.

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Opportunity Score

77/100Strong

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.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102

Profitable

Profit before tax £465,515

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

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Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102

Metric	2025-03-31	2024-03-31
Profit before tax	£465.5k	£145.8k
Average employees	178	17700

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.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 accounts

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 accounts
• 1 persons-with-significant-control
• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand

2026-03-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-17
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change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2025-12-17
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-09-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-03-23
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FRENCH, Diane resigned
director
2022-03-23
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THALLON, James Robert, Dr resigned
director
2022-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-03-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2021-12-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-31
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accounts-with-accounts-type-full
accounts · AA
2021-03-04
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2021-01-19
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-12-23
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-12-01
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FRENCH, Diane appointed
director
2020-09-23
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2020-09-22
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TUCKWELL, Gareth David, Dr resigned
director
2020-01-31
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appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2020-01-31
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mortgage-satisfy-charge-full
mortgage · MR04
2020-01-31
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Charge satisfied #18
2020-01-29
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SEYMOUR, Nicole appointed
secretary
2020-01-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-17
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appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2020-01-10
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BLACKWOOD, Leanne Jane appointed
director
2020-01-10
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CLARKE-KUEHN, Sarah Ann appointed
director
2020-01-10
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MOULE, Craig Jon appointed
director
2020-01-10
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SEYMOUR, Nicole appointed
director
2020-01-10
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RHODES, Colin Eric resigned
director
2020-01-10
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THALLON, James Robert, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-10
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TUCKWELL, Gareth David, Dr appointed
director
2020-01-10
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WALKER, John Greig resigned
director
2019-02-23
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Charge satisfied #16
2019-02-23
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Charge satisfied #15
2019-02-23
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Charge satisfied #14
2019-02-23
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Charge satisfied #13
2016-03-14
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Charge registered #18
Lender: Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent and Security Trustee for the Secured Parties
2016-03-11
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WILLIAMSON, Ronald Russell resigned
secretary
2016-03-11
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MUNDELL, Anne Christine resigned
director
2016-03-11
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RHODES, Colin Eric appointed
director
2016-03-11
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WALKER, John Greig appointed
director
2016-03-11
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WILLIAMSON, Ronald Russell resigned
director
2012-07-06
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Charge satisfied #17
2008-08-12
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Charge satisfied #12
2008-05-20
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Charge registered #17
Lender: Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
2008-05-14
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Charge satisfied #8
2008-04-09
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Charge satisfied #11
2008-04-09
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Charge satisfied #10
2008-04-09
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Charge satisfied #9

Showing most recent 50 of 81 events

Owner dependency

48/100

Moderate — manageable with handover

Some founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.

FACTORS

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Senior director age: Director aged approximately 60 — approaching natural succession window.

Succession & seller-readiness

50/100

Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS

secondaryFounder aged 58+: Senior director is approximately 60. Early succession window.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 39 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.

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

Lorimer Care Homes Ltd is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

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Lorimer Care Homes Ltd

Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares

ultimate parent

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GATE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

This company · SC106549

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%

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Lorimer Care Homes Ltd Corporate entity	75–100%	75–100%	75-100% shares · 75-100% voting	06/04/2016

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

🔒Co-director network graph

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

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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →

🔒Tailored diligence questions

6 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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🔒Advanced scoring suite

Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated1987-09-09

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC87100 — Residential nursing care activities

Registered office

Sanctuary House

7 Freeland Drive

Glasgow

G53 6PG

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-30

Last: 2025-12-16

Officers (5 active · 12 resigned)

SEYMOUR, Nicole→

secretary · appointed 2020-01-29

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

BLACKWOOD, Leanne Jane→

director · ~46y · appointed 2020-01-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

CLARKE-KUEHN, Sarah Ann→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-01-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

MOULE, Craig Jon→

director · ~60y · appointed 2020-01-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

SEYMOUR, Nicole→

director · ~38y · appointed 2020-01-10

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HENRY, Gordon William→

secretary · resigned 1992-08-17

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, Ronald Russell→

secretary · appointed 1992-08-17 · resigned 2016-03-11

Resigned

FRENCH, Diane→

director · ~55y · appointed 2020-12-01 · resigned 2022-03-23

Resigned

KENNEDY, George White Steel→

director · ~77y · resigned 2008-04-03

Resigned

MACLEOD, Emily Ellen Mcarthur→

director · ~90y · appointed 1992-08-17 · resigned 1993-05-25

Resigned

MUNDELL, Anne Christine→

director · ~74y · appointed 1998-07-01 · resigned 2016-03-11

Resigned

RHODES, Colin Eric→

director · ~69y · appointed 2016-03-11 · resigned 2020-01-10

Resigned

THALLON, James Robert, Dr→

director · ~62y · appointed 2020-01-10 · resigned 2022-03-23

Resigned

TUCKWELL, Gareth David, Dr→

director · ~80y · appointed 2020-01-10 · resigned 2020-09-22

Resigned

WALKER, John Greig→

director · ~67y · appointed 2016-03-11 · resigned 2020-01-10

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, Ronald Russell→

director · ~74y · appointed 1991-04-24 · resigned 2016-03-11

Resigned

WILLIAMSON, Susan Jane→

director · ~74y · appointed 1989-06-26 · resigned 1991-04-24

Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

Total charges

Outstanding

Active lenders

Status:Lender:17 of 17 shown

		Type	Properties
satisfied	Barclays Barclays Bank PLC as Security Agent and Security Trustee for the Secured Parties	A registered charge	—	14/03/2016	31/01/2020
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	20/05/2008	06/07/2012
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Floating charge standard security	1 property	07/04/2008	23/02/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	07/04/2008	23/02/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Standard security	1 property	07/04/2008	23/02/2019
satisfied	Lloyds Banking Group Royal Bank of Scotland PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	03/04/2008	23/02/2019
satisfied	Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC	Standard security	1 property	12/07/2002	12/08/2008
satisfied	Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC	Standard security	1 property	09/02/2001	09/04/2008
satisfied	Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC	Standard security	1 property	09/02/2001	09/04/2008
satisfied	Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC	Standard security	1 property	09/02/2001	09/04/2008
satisfied	Northern Rock Northern Rock PLC	Bond & floating charge	1 property	31/01/2001	14/05/2008
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	29/09/1995	06/02/2001
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	13/07/1992	06/02/2001
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Standard security	1 property	02/07/1992	06/02/2001
satisfied	Virgin Money Clydesdale Bank Public Limited Company	Floating charge	1 property	26/06/1992	06/02/2001
satisfied	Humberclyde Finance Group Humberclyde Finance Group Limited	Standard security	1 property	12/09/1989	05/10/1992
satisfied	Humberclyde Finance Gray Humberclyde Finance Gray Limited	Bond & floating charge	1 property	09/08/1989	05/10/1992

Recent filings (177 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2026-03-24

change-to-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC05

2025-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-12-17

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-17

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2024-09-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-18

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2023-09-28

accounts-with-accounts-type-small

accounts · AA

2022-12-19

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-12-19

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-03-23

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2022-03-23

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-12-29

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2021-12-17

accounts-with-accounts-type-full

accounts · AA

2021-03-31