ERSKINE HOSPITAL LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
SC175474 · ltd · incorporated 1997-05-15
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Sept 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
76/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 99999
Sector: Extraterritorial bodies
Investor take
Pursue
Active trading company with a 65-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 76/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 65). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

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

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
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
14 officers (3 active, 14 linked, 10 with DOB)
84
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
4 connected companies via shared directors
57
Filing history
90 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
76/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
75
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
77
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Sept 2023Sept 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2024-09-302023-09-30

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

Recent activity

Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Last 180 days
3
filings
  • 3 officers
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (43 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-03-27
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  2. 2026-03-27
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  3. 2026-03-26
    📄
    appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP01
  4. 2026-03-19
    BALDWIN, Kenneth Charles appointed
    director
  5. 2026-03-19
    COWAN, Andrew Stuart appointed
    director
  6. 2026-03-19
    AITKENHEAD, Stuart resigned
    director
  7. 2025-04-29
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  8. 2024-09-25
    ✏️
    certificate-change-of-name-company
    change-of-name · CERTNM
  9. 2024-09-25
    📄
    change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
    persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
  10. 2024-09-25
    📄
    termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM02
  11. 2024-09-25
    📍
    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  12. 2024-09-25
    📄
    appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
    officers · AP03
  13. 2024-09-18
    MCKELLAR, Gregor Graham appointed
    secretary
  14. 2024-09-18
    T C YOUNG resigned
    corporate-secretary
  15. 2024-03-21
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  16. 2023-03-27
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  17. 2022-05-24
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  18. 2021-10-16
    📄
    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  19. 2021-09-15
    CRAWFORD, Robert resigned
    director
  20. 2021-06-03
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
    accounts · AA
  21. 2020-06-05
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  22. 2019-04-01
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  23. 2018-04-06
    📄
    accounts-with-accounts-type-small
    accounts · AA
  24. 2017-03-15
    AITKENHEAD, Stuart appointed
    director
  25. 2017-03-15
    ROBERTSON, Andrew Ogilvie resigned
    director
  26. 2014-09-25
    CLARK, Samuel Eric resigned
    director
  27. 2014-09-25
    CRAWFORD, Robert appointed
    director
  28. 2011-07-01
    ROBERTSON, Andrew Ogilvie appointed
    director
  29. 2011-07-01
    SCOTT, James Hamilton resigned
    director
  30. 2006-06-01
    CLARK, Samuel Eric appointed
    director
  31. 2005-10-01
    SHERRIFF, Robert Mark resigned
    director
  32. 2003-01-01
    T C YOUNG appointed
    corporate-secretary
  33. 2002-12-31
    ROBERTSON, Andrew Ogilvie resigned
    secretary
  34. 2000-09-20
    MACMILLAN, John, Sir resigned
    director
  35. 2000-09-20
    SCOTT, James Hamilton appointed
    director
  36. 1997-06-11
    ROBERTSON, Andrew Ogilvie appointed
    secretary
  37. 1997-06-11
    MACMILLAN, John, Sir appointed
    director
  38. 1997-05-15
    🏢
    Company incorporated
    As ERSKINE HOSPITAL LIMITED
  39. 1997-05-15
    REID, Brian appointed
    nominee-secretary
  40. 1997-05-15
    REID, Brian resigned
    nominee-secretary
  41. 1997-05-15
    MABBOTT, Stephen appointed
    nominee-director
  42. 1997-05-15
    MABBOTT, Stephen resigned
    nominee-director
  43. 1997-05-15
    SHERRIFF, Robert Mark appointed
    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
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 65 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

56/100
Strong succession signal

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

SIGNALS
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 65. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.

Red flags

1 med ·
Name changed recently
medium

Name changes can be benign (rebrand) but can also precede distress, phoenix activity, or buyer concealment.

Evidence: 2024-09-25: certificate-change-of-name-company

Group structure

Erskine Veterans Charity is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.

🏛️
Erskine Veterans Charity
Corporate parent · holds 75-100% shares · board control
ultimate parent
ERSKINE HOSPITAL LIMITED
This company · SC175474

Parent relationships inferred from Persons with Significant Control filings. Full subsidiary tree requires reverse-lookup (coming).

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Erskine Veterans Charity
Corporate entity
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control06/04/2016

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

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated1997-05-15
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC99999 — SIC 99999

Registered office

The Erskine Home
Erskine Veterans Village
Bishopton
Renfrewshire
PA7 5PU
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-06-30
Last made up to: 2024-09-30
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-12
Last: 2025-04-28

Officers (3 active · 11 resigned)

MCKELLAR, Gregor Graham
secretary · appointed 2024-09-18
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Active
BALDWIN, Kenneth Charles
director · ~65y · appointed 2026-03-19
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Active
COWAN, Andrew Stuart
director · ~64y · appointed 2026-03-19
View their other companies + combined net worth →
Active
REID, Brian
nominee-secretary · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 1997-05-15
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Andrew Ogilvie
secretary · appointed 1997-06-11 · resigned 2002-12-31
Resigned
T C YOUNG
corporate-secretary · appointed 2003-01-01 · resigned 2024-09-18
Resigned
AITKENHEAD, Stuart
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-03-15 · resigned 2026-03-19
Resigned
CLARK, Samuel Eric
director · ~82y · appointed 2006-06-01 · resigned 2014-09-25
Resigned
CRAWFORD, Robert
director · ~78y · appointed 2014-09-25 · resigned 2021-09-15
Resigned
MABBOTT, Stephen
nominee-director · ~76y · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 1997-05-15
Resigned
MACMILLAN, John, Sir
director · ~94y · appointed 1997-06-11 · resigned 2000-09-20
Resigned
ROBERTSON, Andrew Ogilvie
director · ~83y · appointed 2011-07-01 · resigned 2017-03-15
Resigned
SCOTT, James Hamilton
director · ~89y · appointed 2000-09-20 · resigned 2011-07-01
Resigned
SHERRIFF, Robert Mark
director · ~90y · appointed 1997-05-15 · resigned 2005-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (90 total)

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-27
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2026-03-26
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
certificate-change-of-name-company
change-of-name · CERTNM
2024-09-25
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC05
2024-09-25
termination-secretary-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM02
2024-09-25
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2024-09-25
appoint-person-secretary-company-with-name-date
officers · AP03
2024-09-25
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-04-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2024-03-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2023-03-27
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-05-24