CROSSROADS (DUMFRIES & LOWER NITHSDALE) CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME

🌳Matureactive

SC173600 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1997-03-19

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.

🔒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: Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 88-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 88). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: low (47/100)

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

17 officers (4 active, 17 linked, 16 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

106 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

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (48 events)Click to expand

2025-09-03
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2024-08-19
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accounts · AA
2024-07-10
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MCQUATER, Leah Jane resigned
director
2024-07-10
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officers · TM01
2024-07-03
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officers · TM01
2024-07-02
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NICHOLSON, Louise Anne resigned
director
2023-07-25
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-08-30
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-09-14
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officers · AP01
2021-09-14
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officers · AP01
2021-09-14
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officers · TM01
2021-09-14
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officers · TM01
2021-09-13
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MCQUATER, Leah Jane appointed
director
2021-09-13
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NICHOLSON, Louise Anne appointed
director
2021-09-12
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JOHNSTONE, Anna resigned
director
2021-09-12
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WALSH, Ann resigned
director
2021-08-31
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accounts · AA
2021-02-02
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officers · TM01
2021-01-31
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PARKER, Shirley resigned
director
2020-08-13
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accounts · AA
2019-07-09
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accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2019-02-19
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officers · CH01
2018-11-16
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MCCORMICK, Olwyn resigned
director
2018-11-16
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address · AD01
2018-11-16
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officers · TM01
2014-12-22
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WRAY, Doreen resigned
director
2014-06-30
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PARKER, Shirley appointed
director
2014-06-30
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WALSH, Ann appointed
director
2012-05-14
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BARDSLEY, Anne appointed
director
2012-04-02
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BURN, Sally Bowden resigned
secretary
2012-02-27
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MCCORMICK, Olwyn appointed
director
2012-02-27
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MCCORMICK, Olwyn appointed
director
2012-02-04
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BURN, Sally Bowden resigned
director
2009-05-18
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BARROWMAN, Maria resigned
director
2008-03-10
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HATTERSLEY, Ruth resigned
director
2007-07-16
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WILSON, Sheena appointed
director
2003-07-07
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HARRIS, Victor resigned
director
2003-03-17
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HATTERSLEY, Ruth appointed
director
2003-02-10
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JOHNSTONE, Anna appointed
director
2001-07-24
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DREGHORN, Irene resigned
director
1998-07-20
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DREGHORN, Irene appointed
director
1997-05-12
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HOOD, Margaret Jane Mcculloch appointed
director
1997-05-12
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BURN, Sally Bowden appointed
secretary
1997-05-12
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BARROWMAN, Maria appointed
director
1997-05-12
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BURN, Sally Bowden appointed
director
1997-05-12
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HARRIS, Victor appointed
director
1997-05-12
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WRAY, Doreen appointed
director
1997-03-19
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Company incorporated
As CROSSROADS (DUMFRIES & LOWER NITHSDALE) CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME

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

-4 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 29 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 88 — 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 88 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 29 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 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-limited-exemption

Incorporated1997-03-19

Jurisdictionscotland

Primary SIC88990 — Other social work activities without accommodation n.e.c.

Registered office

Lochvale House

Georgetown Road

Dumfries

Dumfriesshire

DG1 4DF

Scotland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-12-31

Last made up to: 2025-03-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-15

Last: 2026-04-01

Officers (4 active · 13 resigned)

BARDSLEY, Anne→

director · ~76y · appointed 2012-05-14

View their other companies + combined net worth →

Active

HOOD, Margaret Jane Mcculloch→

director · ~79y · appointed 1997-05-12

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Active

MCCORMICK, Olwyn→

director · ~88y · appointed 2012-02-27

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Active

WILSON, Sheena→

director · ~77y · appointed 2007-07-16

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Active

BURN, Sally Bowden→

secretary · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 2012-04-02

Resigned

BARROWMAN, Maria→

director · ~101y · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 2009-05-18

Resigned

BURN, Sally Bowden→

director · ~79y · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 2012-02-04

Resigned

DREGHORN, Irene→

director · ~72y · appointed 1998-07-20 · resigned 2001-07-24

Resigned

HARRIS, Victor→

director · ~110y · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 2003-07-07

Resigned

HATTERSLEY, Ruth→

director · ~89y · appointed 2003-03-17 · resigned 2008-03-10

Resigned

JOHNSTONE, Anna→

director · ~90y · appointed 2003-02-10 · resigned 2021-09-12

Resigned

MCCORMICK, Olwyn→

director · ~79y · appointed 2012-02-27 · resigned 2018-11-16

Resigned

MCQUATER, Leah Jane→

director · ~81y · appointed 2021-09-13 · resigned 2024-07-10

Resigned

NICHOLSON, Louise Anne→

director · ~50y · appointed 2021-09-13 · resigned 2024-07-02

Resigned

PARKER, Shirley→

director · ~72y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2021-01-31

Resigned

WALSH, Ann→

director · ~68y · appointed 2014-06-30 · resigned 2021-09-12

Resigned

WRAY, Doreen→

director · ~91y · appointed 1997-05-12 · resigned 2014-12-22

Resigned

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Recent filings (106 total)

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2026-04-06

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2025-09-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2025-05-08

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2024-08-19

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officers · TM01

2024-07-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2024-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-04-19

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2023-07-25

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-04-27

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full

accounts · AA

2022-08-30

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2022-04-28

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officers · AP01

2021-09-14

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2021-09-14

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officers · TM01

2021-09-14

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officers · TM01

2021-09-14