POTENTIAL LIVING
🌳Matureactive
SC125649 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1990-06-15
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.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
not disclosed
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
What this business does
Primary activity: Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Sector: Human health & social work
ALSO REGISTERED FOR
- 88100Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled
- 88990Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.
Investor take
PursueActive trading company with a 76-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 76). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: low (51/100)Sparse data coverage. Treat AI-generated outputs as preliminary. Manual diligence essential.
Company profile
address, 3 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
No iXBRL financials extracted
0
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
22 officers (6 active, 22 linked, 16 with DOB)
85
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
13 connected companies via shared directors
84
Filing history
111 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.
Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Last 180 days
1
filing
- • 1 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (54 events)Click to expand
- 2026-04-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2026-03-31➕SCOTT, Janet Paterson Kerr appointeddirector
- 2025-10-28📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2025-10-02➖PROUDFOOT, Jessie Mitchell resigneddirector
- 2025-10-02📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2024-11-11📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-10-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2023-08-09📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2023-08-01➕MACRAE, David Kean appointeddirector
- 2022-11-22➖HILL, Robert Samuel resignedsecretary
- 2022-11-22➖HILL, Robert Samuel resigneddirector
- 2022-11-22📄termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM02
- 2022-11-22📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2022-10-14📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2021-10-06📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2020-11-25📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2019-11-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2018-11-08📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-11-14📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2017-10-27📄accounts-with-accounts-type-smallaccounts · AA
- 2017-10-17➕MACDONALD, James Anderson Cowan appointeddirector
- 2017-06-14📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2017-06-13➖LIVINGSTONE, Ian Lang resigneddirector
- 2015-02-03➖THOMSON, Ishbel Agnes resigneddirector
- 2014-10-28➕DUGUID, Scott Macilwriath appointeddirector
- 2014-09-30➕DOTT, James appointeddirector
- 2012-09-25➖LIDDLE, Robert David Sinclair, Dr resigneddirector
- 2009-11-05➕LIDDLE, Robert David Sinclair, Dr appointeddirector
- 2007-03-27➕PROUDFOOT, Jessie Mitchell appointeddirector
- 2006-09-29➖CLARK, Frank, Prof resigneddirector
- 2005-11-15➕LIVINGSTONE, Ian Lang appointeddirector
- 2002-10-23➖THOMSON, John Roderick resigneddirector
- 1998-08-04➖FREW, Marie resigneddirector
- 1998-02-18➕ROBERTSON, Grant appointeddirector
- 1998-02-18➕CLARK, Frank, Prof appointeddirector
- 1997-06-16➕THOMSON, John Roderick appointeddirector
- 1997-01-13➕FREW, Marie appointeddirector
- 1997-01-13➕THOMSON, Ishbel Agnes appointeddirector
- 1996-11-12➖THOMSON, John resigneddirector
- 1995-05-26➖FREW, Marie resignedsecretary
- 1995-05-26➕HILL, Robert Samuel appointedsecretary
- 1995-05-26➖FREW, Marie resigneddirector
- 1995-05-26➕HILL, Robert Samuel appointeddirector
- 1992-03-15➖THOMSON, John resignedsecretary
- 1990-06-15🏢Company incorporatedAs POTENTIAL LIVING
- 1990-06-15➕FREW, Marie appointedsecretary
- 1990-06-15➕OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED appointedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1990-06-15➖OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary
- 1990-06-15➕FREW, Marie appointeddirector
- 1990-06-15➕THOMSON, John appointeddirector
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Owner dependency
65/100
High — earn-out structure requiredMaterial founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
FACTORS
- -6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
- +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 28 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 76 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
80/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong 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.
- primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 28 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
- supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
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Statusactive
Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption
Incorporated1990-06-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC87200 — Residential care activities for learning difficulties, mental health and substance abuse
Registered office
John Thomson House
Glencairn Street
Motherwell
Lanarkshire
ML1 1TT
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-06-15
Last: 2025-06-01
Officers (6 active · 16 resigned)
Active
DUGUID, Scott Macilwriath→
Activedirector · ~76y · appointed 2014-10-28
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MACDONALD, James Anderson Cowan→
Activedirector · ~66y · appointed 2017-10-17
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MACRAE, David Kean→
Activedirector · ~71y · appointed 2023-08-01
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ROBERTSON, Grant→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 1998-02-18
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SCOTT, Janet Paterson Kerr→
Activedirector · ~69y · appointed 2026-03-31
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FREW, Marie→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1990-06-15 · resigned 1995-05-26
HILL, Robert Samuel→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 1995-05-26 · resigned 2022-11-22
THOMSON, John→
Resignedsecretary · resigned 1992-03-15
OSWALDS OF EDINBURGH LIMITED→
Resignedcorporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1990-06-15 · resigned 1990-06-15
CLARK, Frank, Prof→
Resigneddirector · ~80y · appointed 1998-02-18 · resigned 2006-09-29
FREW, Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · appointed 1997-01-13 · resigned 1998-08-04
FREW, Marie→
Resigneddirector · ~102y · appointed 1990-06-15 · resigned 1995-05-26
HILL, Robert Samuel→
Resigneddirector · ~96y · appointed 1995-05-26 · resigned 2022-11-22
LIDDLE, Robert David Sinclair, Dr→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2009-11-05 · resigned 2012-09-25
LIVINGSTONE, Ian Lang→
Resigneddirector · ~88y · appointed 2005-11-15 · resigned 2017-06-13
PROUDFOOT, Jessie Mitchell→
Resigneddirector · ~82y · appointed 2007-03-27 · resigned 2025-10-02
THOMSON, Ishbel Agnes→
Resigneddirector · ~90y · appointed 1997-01-13 · resigned 2015-02-03
THOMSON, John Roderick→
Resigneddirector · ~58y · appointed 1997-06-16 · resigned 2002-10-23
THOMSON, John→
Resigneddirector · ~92y · appointed 1990-06-15 · resigned 1996-11-12
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Recent filings (111 total)
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-04-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2025-10-28
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-10-02
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-06-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2024-11-11
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-06-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2023-10-18
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-08-09
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-07-10
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2022-11-22
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2022-11-22
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2022-10-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-06-01
accounts-with-accounts-type-small
accounts · AA
2021-10-06
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-06-08