MS THERAPY CENTRE (WICK) LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC116419 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-02-24
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 79-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (83/100, director aged 79). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (54/100)

Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
16 officers (2 active, 16 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 2 total, 2 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
103 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Last 90 days
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Last 180 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (44 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-05-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-09-11
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  3. 2024-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  4. 2024-03-05
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2024-03-05
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  6. 2023-08-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-08-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-08-16
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-08-17
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  10. 2020-07-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  11. 2019-10-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  12. 2019-09-10
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  13. 2018-08-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  14. 2017-10-05
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  15. 2017-08-21
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    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  16. 2017-08-15
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2016-11-01
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    SHEARSMITH, May Petrina resigned
    secretary
  18. 2012-04-12
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    FARRINGTON, Janet appointed
    director
  19. 2012-04-12
    ➖
    MACNAB, Katrina Helen resigned
    director
  20. 2008-12-01
    ➖
    GRAY, Michael Fenning resigned
    director
  21. 2006-02-23
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    SHEARSMITH, May Petrina appointed
    secretary
  22. 2006-02-22
    ➖
    MOWAT, Margaret Henrietta resigned
    secretary
  23. 2006-02-22
    ➖
    MOWAT, Margaret Henrietta resigned
    director
  24. 2005-10-29
    ➖
    MURRAY, Laura Suzanne resigned
    secretary
  25. 2005-10-28
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    MOWAT, Margaret Henrietta appointed
    secretary
  26. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    MACNAB, Katrina Helen appointed
    director
  27. 2005-10-28
    ➕
    MOWAT, Margaret Henrietta appointed
    director
  28. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    MCDIARMID, Wendy resigned
    secretary
  29. 2003-12-31
    ➖
    TAYLOR, Alistair resigned
    director
  30. 2003-11-07
    ➕
    GUNN, Christine Forbes Manson appointed
    director
  31. 2003-11-07
    ➕
    MURRAY, Laura Suzanne appointed
    secretary
  32. 2003-11-07
    ➕
    GRAY, Michael Fenning appointed
    director
  33. 2002-08-31
    ➖
    HARPER, Kevin resigned
    director
  34. 1999-01-12
    ➖
    MACKAY, Lysbeth Ann Grant resigned
    director
  35. 1993-08-18
    ➕
    MCDIARMID, Wendy appointed
    secretary
  36. 1993-08-18
    ➕
    HARPER, Kevin appointed
    director
  37. 1993-06-06
    ➖
    MACINTYRE, Lillian Norma resigned
    secretary
  38. 1993-06-06
    ➖
    BANKS, Alexander resigned
    director
  39. 1993-06-06
    ➖
    MACINTYRE, Lillian Norma resigned
    director
  40. 1990-08-03
    ➖
    MASSON, Elaine resigned
    secretary
  41. 1989-02-24
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    Company incorporated
    As MS THERAPY CENTRE (WICK) LIMITED
  42. 1989-02-24
    ➕
    MASSON, Elaine appointed
    secretary
  43. 1989-02-24
    ➕
    MACKAY, Lysbeth Ann Grant appointed
    director
  44. 1989-02-24
    ➕
    TAYLOR, Alistair appointed
    director

Owner dependency

83/100
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 22 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 79 — succession pressure is live.

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 79 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 22 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 37 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

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

2 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Janet Farrington
Individual · British · DOB 03/1947 · age 79
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016
Mrs Christine Forbes Manson Gunn
Individual · British · DOB 12/1950 · age 76
——sig. influencesignificant influence06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1989-02-24
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Amicable House
252 Union Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1TN
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-17
Last: 2025-08-03

Officers (2 active · 14 resigned)

FARRINGTON, Janet→
director · ~79y · appointed 2012-04-12
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
GUNN, Christine Forbes Manson→
director · ~76y · appointed 2003-11-07
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MACINTYRE, Lillian Norma→
secretary · resigned 1993-06-06
Resigned
MASSON, Elaine→
secretary · appointed 1989-02-24 · resigned 1990-08-03
Resigned
MCDIARMID, Wendy→
secretary · appointed 1993-08-18 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned
MOWAT, Margaret Henrietta→
secretary · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2006-02-22
Resigned
MURRAY, Laura Suzanne→
secretary · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2005-10-29
Resigned
SHEARSMITH, May Petrina→
secretary · appointed 2006-02-23 · resigned 2016-11-01
Resigned
BANKS, Alexander→
director · ~75y · resigned 1993-06-06
Resigned
GRAY, Michael Fenning→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-11-07 · resigned 2008-12-01
Resigned
HARPER, Kevin→
director · ~61y · appointed 1993-08-18 · resigned 2002-08-31
Resigned
MACINTYRE, Lillian Norma→
director · ~58y · resigned 1993-06-06
Resigned
MACKAY, Lysbeth Ann Grant→
director · ~79y · appointed 1989-02-24 · resigned 1999-01-12
Resigned
MACNAB, Katrina Helen→
director · ~56y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2012-04-12
Resigned
MOWAT, Margaret Henrietta→
director · ~83y · appointed 2005-10-28 · resigned 2006-02-22
Resigned
TAYLOR, Alistair→
director · ~96y · appointed 1989-02-24 · resigned 2003-12-31
Resigned

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Recent filings (103 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-08-07
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-05-29
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-08-12
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-05
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-03-05
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-08-08
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-08-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-16
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-08-17
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2020-08-17