UK PRIVATE HEALTHCARE LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC153339 · ltd · incorporated 1994-09-30
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.
Opportunity decay
approaching window · 12-months
Approaching a transaction window — refinance or sale event plausible in the next 12 months.
  • · Oldest live charge 29.6y old — refinance window within 12 months
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Turnover
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Net worth
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Opportunity
83/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Medical nursing home activities
Sector: Human health & social work
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 71-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 83/100 (exceptional), bankability 85/100. Strong seller-intent signal (65/100, director aged 71). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

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Refinance opportunity

2 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 29.6y

70/100
ready

Refinance conversation should be productive — structure clean and timing right.

  • · Oldest live charge is 29.6 years old — likely at or near maturity.
  • · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
  • · Legal-friction score 20/100 — clean.

Data confidence

Overall: high (81/100)

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

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
2 charges (2/2 with lender, 2/2 with type)
90
Directors & officers
15 officers (5 active, 15 linked, 10 with DOB)
83
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
7 connected companies via shared directors
66
Filing history
117 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
83/100Exceptional
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
100
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
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£0£0£0£0£0£0Jun 2024Jun 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-06-302024-06-30

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
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Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-10-13
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  2. 2025-09-10
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  3. 2025-09-09
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  4. 2025-09-01
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    JOHNSTON, Louise appointed
    director
  5. 2024-10-17
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  7. 2024-01-22
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    notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
  8. 2023-08-31
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  9. 2023-02-14
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  10. 2022-08-25
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  11. 2022-06-01
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    RUSSELL, Sandra appointed
    director
  12. 2021-08-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  13. 2021-03-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  14. 2020-01-03
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  15. 2019-12-09
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  16. 2019-12-06
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    CHEYNE, Graham resigned
    director
  17. 2019-02-08
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  18. 2018-04-06
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
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  19. 2017-04-03
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  20. 2017-03-07
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    Charge satisfied #1
  21. 2011-04-29
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    RUSSELL, Sandra appointed
    secretary
  22. 2011-04-29
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    RUSSELL, Ronald resigned
    secretary
  23. 2010-12-28
    ➕
    CHAPPELL, Derek Guy appointed
    director
  24. 2005-11-15
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Ronald appointed
    director
  25. 2005-06-01
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    CHEYNE, Graham appointed
    director
  26. 2005-06-01
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    RUSSELL, Sandra resigned
    director
  27. 2004-03-18
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    CHAPPELL, Derek Guy resigned
    director
  28. 2004-03-18
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    RUSSELL, Ronald resigned
    director
  29. 2004-03-18
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    RUSSELL, Sandra appointed
    director
  30. 2001-05-04
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    Charge satisfied #2
  31. 1999-06-17
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    Charge registered #2
    Lender: Abtrust Scotland Investment Company PLC
  32. 1998-12-31
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    BARSBY, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  33. 1996-09-24
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    Charge registered #1
    Lender: The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
  34. 1996-07-01
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    BARSBY, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  35. 1995-07-28
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Ronald appointed
    director
  36. 1995-07-25
    ➖
    BARSBY, Michael Joseph resigned
    director
  37. 1995-07-24
    ➖
    FERNBRAE PRIVATE CLINIC (DUNDEE) LTD resigned
    corporate-director
  38. 1994-10-05
    ➕
    RUSSELL, Ronald appointed
    secretary
  39. 1994-10-05
    ➖
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  40. 1994-10-05
    ➕
    CHAPPELL, Derek Guy appointed
    director
  41. 1994-10-05
    ➖
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director
  42. 1994-10-05
    ➕
    FERNBRAE PRIVATE CLINIC (DUNDEE) LTD appointed
    corporate-director
  43. 1994-10-01
    ➕
    BARSBY, Michael Joseph appointed
    director
  44. 1994-09-30
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    Company incorporated
    As UK PRIVATE HEALTHCARE LIMITED
  45. 1994-09-30
    ➕
    BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  46. 1994-09-30
    ➕
    BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

73/100
High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS
  • -4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 20 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 71 — succession pressure is live.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100
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 71 years old. Natural succession window is now.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 20 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

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

Shareholders & ownership

3 active beneficial owners
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Derek Guy Chappell
Individual · British · DOB 02/1955 · age 71
25–50%
25–50%sig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence · firm interest30/09/2016
Mrs Sandra Russell
Individual · British · DOB 11/1958 · age 68
25–50%
25–50%board control25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control30/09/2016
Mr Ronald Russell
Individual · Scottish · DOB 01/1956 · age 70
25–50%
—25-50% shares06/04/2016

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

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1994-09-30
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC86102 — Medical nursing home activities

Registered office

35 Albert Street
Aberdeen
AB25 1XU

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-03-31
Last made up to: 2025-06-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-10-14
Last: 2025-09-30

Officers (5 active · 10 resigned)

RUSSELL, Sandra→
secretary · appointed 2011-04-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
CHAPPELL, Derek Guy→
director · ~71y · appointed 2010-12-28
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
JOHNSTON, Louise→
director · ~63y · appointed 2025-09-01
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Active
RUSSELL, Ronald→
director · ~70y · appointed 2005-11-15
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Sandra→
director · ~68y · appointed 2022-06-01
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
RUSSELL, Ronald→
secretary · appointed 1994-10-05 · resigned 2011-04-29
Resigned
BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 1994-10-05
Resigned
BARSBY, Michael Joseph→
director · ~83y · appointed 1996-07-01 · resigned 1998-12-31
Resigned
BARSBY, Michael Joseph→
director · ~83y · appointed 1994-10-01 · resigned 1995-07-25
Resigned
CHAPPELL, Derek Guy→
director · ~71y · appointed 1994-10-05 · resigned 2004-03-18
Resigned
CHEYNE, Graham→
director · ~60y · appointed 2005-06-01 · resigned 2019-12-06
Resigned
RUSSELL, Ronald→
director · ~70y · appointed 1995-07-28 · resigned 2004-03-18
Resigned
RUSSELL, Sandra→
director · ~68y · appointed 2004-03-18 · resigned 2005-06-01
Resigned
BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 1994-09-30 · resigned 1994-10-05
Resigned
FERNBRAE PRIVATE CLINIC (DUNDEE) LTD→
corporate-director · appointed 1994-10-05 · resigned 1995-07-24
Resigned

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Mortgages & charges

2
Total charges
0
Outstanding
0
Active lenders
Status:Lender:2 of 2 shown
TypeProperties
satisfied
Abtrust Scotland Investment Company
Abtrust Scotland Investment Company PLC
Bond & floating charge1 property17/06/199904/05/2001
satisfied
Lloyds Banking Group
The Governor and Company of the Bank of Scotland
Bond & floating charge1 property24/09/199607/03/2017

Recent filings (117 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-10-13
second-filing-of-director-appointment-with-name
officers · RP04AP01
2025-09-10
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2025-09-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-17
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-11
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-22
notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2024-01-22
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-11-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2023-02-14
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-09-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-08-12