PILGRIM CARE

🌳Matureactive

SC157367 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1995-04-11

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 closing · high confidence

Getting harder to buy cheaply — 3 signals strengthening over the last 30 days.

· Hygiene score: 70 → 90
· Opportunity score: 73 → 81
· Bankability: 65 → 75
· Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid

Opportunity decay

hardening · 6-months

Hardening — profile is tightening. If you want to act, do it before the window closes further.

· 3 recent signals strengthening vs 0 weakening

What changed my view

Last 30 days

Picture improved over the last 30 days — 3 positive signals vs 0 negative.

↑Opportunity score: 73 → 81
↑Hygiene score: 70 → 90
↑Bankability: 65 → 75
·Distress / opportunity: speculative → avoid

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

—

not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Strong opportunity: active trading company with exceptional profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (49/100)

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

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

35 officers (8 active, 35 linked, 31 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

5 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

133 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

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

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers

Last 180 days

filings

• 1 confirmation-statement
• 1 officers
• 1 accounts

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (81 events)Click to expand

2026-05-07
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officers · RP01AP01
2026-01-07
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accounts · AA
2025-08-23
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officers · CH01
2025-03-27
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officers · AP01
2025-03-27
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officers · AP01
2025-02-24
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SPREADBURY, Helen Elizabeth appointed
director
2025-02-24
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SWIFT, David Wallace appointed
director
2024-12-11
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accounts · AA
2024-04-07
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address · AD01
2023-11-16
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-10-02
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change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-02
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2023-04-13
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officers · AP01
2023-04-13
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officers · TM01
2022-11-22
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WYLIE, Jennifer Barclay appointed
director
2022-11-22
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COWAN, Beatrice Mary resigned
director
2022-11-04
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-04-14
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officers · AP01
2022-04-14
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officers · TM01
2022-02-08
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HARRISON, David James appointed
director
2021-11-21
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accounts · AA
2021-07-08
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HINE, Harry Morrison, Professor resigned
director
2020-11-06
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accounts · AA
2020-04-11
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officers · TM01
2020-02-13
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GRAY, John Douglas resigned
director
2017-11-09
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WEEKS, David Courtenay resigned
director
2017-11-09
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WEEKS, Mary resigned
director
2015-11-04
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JACKSON, David appointed
director
2015-11-04
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HINE, Harry Morrison, Professor appointed
director
2015-06-04
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PAGAN OSBORNE & GRACE TRUSTEES LIMITED resigned
corporate-secretary
2014-08-01
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BLYTH, Colin John resigned
secretary
2014-08-01
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PAGAN OSBORNE & GRACE TRUSTEES LIMITED appointed
corporate-secretary
2013-10-01
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MAGGS, David John appointed
director
2012-09-25
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COWAN, Beatrice Mary appointed
director
2012-08-21
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BARCLAY, Christine Ann, Reverend resigned
director
2012-01-17
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BLYTH, Colin John appointed
secretary
2011-09-21
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BRIGGS, Paul Graeme resigned
secretary
2011-09-21
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MOFFETT, Marie Louise resigned
director
2011-09-21
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NEILSON, Keith Robertson resigned
director
2010-09-21
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COCHRAN, Kenneth William Melville appointed
director
2010-09-21
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BARCLAY, Christine Ann, Reverend appointed
director
2009-09-29
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SPROT, Celia Barbara appointed
director
2009-09-29
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BRIGGS, Paul Graeme resigned
director
2009-09-29
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GLASGOW, Anne Doreen resigned
director
2009-09-29
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GLASGOW, Charles Lindsay resigned
director
2007-06-29
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SUNTER, Shirley Lindsey, Dr resigned
director
2006-09-12
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BRIGGS, Paul Graeme appointed
secretary
2006-09-12
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CANDLISH, Elizabeth Charlotte resigned
director
2006-03-31
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BLACKADDERS SOLICITORS resigned
corporate-secretary
2003-04-06
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THOMSON, Flora Macfarlane resigned
director

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Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

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

FACTORS

-8 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 17 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 83 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

73/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 83 years old. Natural succession window is now.
secondary12+ year tenure: Director in role 17 years.
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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1995-04-11

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88100 — Social work activities without accommodation for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

132 South Street

St. Andrews

KY16 9EQ

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-25

Last: 2026-04-11