ORKNEY MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS THERAPY CENTRE LTD.

🌳Matureactive
SC120296 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1989-09-19
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.
Why now
Window opening · medium confidence
More negotiable than before — 1 signals weakening over the last 30 days.
  • · Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • · Legal friction: low → moderate
What changed my view
Last 30 days

Picture worsened over the last 30 days — 1 negative signal vs 0 positive.

  • ↓Hygiene score: 90 → 85
  • ·Legal friction: low → moderate
Last 90 days

No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.

Last 180 days

No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.

🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Dec 2024
Net worth
£251.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Other human health activities
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
  • 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 74-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 74). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (77/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 2 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
30 officers (3 active, 30 linked, 24 with DOB)
86
Ownership & PSC
0 active PSC(s) of 9 total, 9 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
157 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
85
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £251,919
Cash YoY
+1%
Year on year

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£252k
~ YoY
Net Worth
£252k
~ YoY
Current Assets
—
Current Liabilities
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£0£50k£101k£151k£202k£252kDec 2023Dec 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-12-312023-12-31
Total assets£251.9k£250.4k
Cash£251.9k£250.4k
Net assets£251.9k£250.4k

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
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
  • • 1 persons-with-significant-control
Last 180 days
7
filings
  • • 5 persons-with-significant-control
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
  • • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (68 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-05-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-31
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
  3. 2026-03-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  4. 2026-03-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  5. 2026-03-23
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    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  6. 2026-03-23
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  7. 2025-10-26
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    REID, John Taylor resigned
    director
  8. 2025-09-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  9. 2024-09-26
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  10. 2024-06-18
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    TULLOCH, Peter Learmouth resigned
    director
  11. 2024-06-18
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  12. 2024-01-12
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    MACRAE, Duncan Kenneth resigned
    director
  13. 2024-01-12
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  14. 2023-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-09-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-09-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  17. 2020-10-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  18. 2020-10-01
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2020-10-01
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    cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
  20. 2020-05-25
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    MILLER, William Rendall resigned
    director
  21. 2019-04-30
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    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
  22. 2019-04-02
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    CHESTERS, John Knight, Dr resigned
    director
  23. 2019-04-02
    ➕
    MACRAE, Duncan Kenneth appointed
    director
  24. 2019-04-02
    ➕
    REID, John Taylor appointed
    director
  25. 2017-06-06
    ➕
    MILLER, Shirley appointed
    director
  26. 2017-06-06
    ➕
    NORQUAY, Winifred Elizabeth appointed
    director
  27. 2017-06-06
    ➖
    LAUGHTON, Colin James resigned
    director
  28. 2017-06-06
    ➖
    MILLER, Kirsty resigned
    director
  29. 2017-05-29
    ➖
    BRADLEY, Fiona resigned
    director
  30. 2015-11-25
    ➖
    CAMPBELL, Lydia Ann resigned
    director
  31. 2015-11-25
    ➕
    LAUGHTON, Colin James appointed
    director
  32. 2015-11-25
    ➕
    MILLER, William Rendall appointed
    director
  33. 2014-10-13
    ➖
    MAINLAND, Bruce Robert resigned
    secretary
  34. 2014-10-13
    ➕
    BRADLEY, Fiona appointed
    director
  35. 2014-10-13
    ➕
    MILLER, Kirsty appointed
    director
  36. 2011-10-10
    ➕
    CAMPBELL, Lydia Ann appointed
    director
  37. 2011-10-10
    ➖
    DALZIEL, Leonard resigned
    director
  38. 2007-08-11
    ➖
    ADAMS, Robert David resigned
    secretary
  39. 2007-08-11
    ➕
    MAINLAND, Bruce Robert appointed
    secretary
  40. 2007-08-11
    ➖
    ADAMS, Robert David resigned
    director
  41. 2007-08-11
    ➕
    TULLOCH, Peter Learmouth appointed
    director
  42. 2007-05-04
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    DALZIEL, Leonard appointed
    director
  43. 2007-04-03
    ➖
    DREVER, Inga resigned
    director
  44. 2003-11-03
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    CORSE, Mary Ann resigned
    director
  45. 2003-04-15
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    MAINLAND, Bruce Robert appointed
    director
  46. 2003-04-15
    ➕
    CHESTERS, John Knight, Dr appointed
    director
  47. 2003-04-15
    ➖
    HEPBURN, Agnes resigned
    director
  48. 2000-02-02
    ➖
    RENDALL, David resigned
    director
  49. 2000-02-02
    ➖
    RENDALL, Isobel Margaret resigned
    director
  50. 1999-02-03
    ➖
    BROWN, Davina May resigned
    secretary
Showing most recent 50 of 68 events

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 74 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

90/100
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 74 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 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.)

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc
Incorporated1989-09-19
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86900 — Other human health activities

Registered office

4 Broad Street
Kirkwall
Orkney
KW15 1NX
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-09-30
Last made up to: 2024-12-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-05-14
Last: 2026-04-30

Officers (3 active · 27 resigned)

MAINLAND, Bruce Robert→
director · ~56y · appointed 2003-04-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
MILLER, Shirley→
director · ~69y · appointed 2017-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
NORQUAY, Winifred Elizabeth→
director · ~74y · appointed 2017-06-06
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
ADAMS, Robert David→
secretary · appointed 1999-02-02 · resigned 2007-08-11
Resigned
BROWN, Davina May→
secretary · appointed 1989-09-19 · resigned 1999-02-03
Resigned
MAINLAND, Bruce Robert→
secretary · appointed 2007-08-11 · resigned 2014-10-13
Resigned
MANSON, Helen Jean→
secretary · appointed 1992-01-28 · resigned 1993-10-12
Resigned
ADAMS, Robert David→
director · ~80y · appointed 1999-02-02 · resigned 2007-08-11
Resigned
BRADLEY, Fiona→
director · ~59y · appointed 2014-10-13 · resigned 2017-05-29
Resigned
BROWN, Davina May→
director · ~88y · resigned 1999-02-03
Resigned
CAMPBELL, Lydia Ann→
director · ~81y · appointed 2011-10-10 · resigned 2015-11-25
Resigned
CHESTERS, John Knight, Dr→
director · ~88y · appointed 2003-04-15 · resigned 2019-04-02
Resigned
CORSE, Mary Ann→
director · ~103y · appointed 1996-04-29 · resigned 2003-11-03
Resigned
DALZIEL, Leonard→
director · ~91y · appointed 2007-05-04 · resigned 2011-10-10
Resigned
DREVER, Inga→
director · ~83y · appointed 1989-09-19 · resigned 2007-04-03
Resigned
FARRELL, Raymond Drever→
director · ~78y · appointed 1989-09-19 · resigned 1998-04-30
Resigned
HARCUS, Wilfred→
director · ~90y · resigned 1995-09-05
Resigned
HEPBURN, Agnes→
director · ~106y · resigned 2003-04-15
Resigned
LAUGHTON, Colin James→
director · ~74y · appointed 2015-11-25 · resigned 2017-06-06
Resigned
MACRAE, Duncan Kenneth→
director · ~72y · appointed 2019-04-02 · resigned 2024-01-12
Resigned

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Recent filings (157 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-05-18
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-05-18
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control-statement
persons-with-significant-control · PSC08
2026-03-31
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2026-03-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-05-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-09-26
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-06-18
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-05-08
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2024-01-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-09-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-15