APPLECROSS NURSING HOME LIMITED
- · PSC count: 3 → 4
Picture improved over the last 30 days — 1 positive signal vs 0 negative.
- ↑PSC count: 3 → 4
No snapshot from 90 days ago — start tracking from today.
No snapshot from 180 days ago — start tracking from today.
- 87300Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled
- 87900Other residential care activities n.e.c.
Opportunity 73/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Discharge stale live charges. 2 live charge(s) created 15+ years ago — likely paid but undischarged. Clean register. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (65/100).
Refinance opportunity
4 live charges · 2 lenders · oldest 28.5y
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Oldest live charge is 28.5 years old — likely at or near maturity.
- · Two lenders — manageable, but coordination required.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: high (80/100)Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsHover to see exact values · click legend to toggle series
Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £8.33M | £5.25M |
| Current assets | £1.02M | £958.4k |
| Cash | £640.0k | £323.1k |
| Debtors | £379.3k | £635.3k |
| Net assets | £3.61M | £1.65M |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 4 persons-with-significant-control
- • 2 capital
- • 1 confirmation-statement
Corporate timeline (32 events)Click to expand
- 2026-05-08📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC02
- 2026-05-07📄replacement-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-dateconfirmation-statement · RP01CS01
- 2026-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-05-07📄cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC07
- 2026-04-28📄capital-alter-shares-consolidationcapital · SH02
- 2026-04-08📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2026-03-26📄memorandum-articlesincorporation · MA
- 2026-03-26📄resolutionresolution · RESOLUTIONS
- 2026-03-26📄capital-name-of-class-of-sharescapital · SH08
- 2026-03-23➖KELLY, Mary Lily resigneddirector
- 2025-10-20📄accounts-with-accounts-type-mediumaccounts · AA
- 2024-11-19📄capital-alter-shares-subdivisioncapital · SH02
- 2024-08-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-19📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-12-22📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-12-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-27📄change-person-secretary-company-with-change-dateofficers · CH03
- 2020-08-25➕COYLE, Lisa Jane appointeddirector
- 2020-08-25📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2020-04-19➖KELLY, Alexander resigneddirector
- 2015-12-30🔓Charge satisfied #3
- 2011-03-10🔓Charge satisfied #2
- 2006-02-28🔒Charge registered #5Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 2006-01-15🔒Charge registered #4Lender: The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC
- 1998-01-20🔒Charge registered #3Lender: Credit Suisse First Boston
- 1997-12-30🔒Charge registered #2Lender: Credit Suisse First Boston
- 1997-08-13🏢Company incorporatedAs APPLECROSS NURSING HOME LIMITED
- 1997-08-13➕KELLY, Peter Robert appointedsecretary
- 1997-08-13➕KELLY, Alexander appointeddirector
- 1997-08-13➕KELLY, Mary Lily appointeddirector
Owner dependency
Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
Succession & seller-readiness
Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
- secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 29 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
Red flags
1 med ·Multiple instances where a charge was satisfied and a new charge created within 6 months. Suggests active refinancing cycle.
Group structure
Applecross Holdings Limited is the ultimate parent — holding 75%+ shares. This company sits inside their group.
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%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Applecross Holdings Limited Corporate entity | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 20/01/2025 |
3 historic (ceased) PSCs
- Mr Alexander Kellyceased 20/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
- Mrs Mary Lily Kellyceased 20/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · significant influence
- Mr Alexander Kellyceased 20/01/2025· 25-50% shares · 25-50% voting
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
Radial SVG graph showing every company connected via shared directors, colour-coded by status.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Similar companies
Active · Healthcare & medical · G postcode area| Company | Est. value | Turnover | Net worth | Staff | Age | Opp | Director |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPTICAL EXPRESS LIMITED→ SC161469 · est 1995 | £80.82M £58.19M–£103.45M | — | — | 54900 | 30y | 85 | 58y |
| GP MATTERS LIMITED→ SC424457 · est 2012 | £3.46M £2.49M–£4.43M | — | — | 500 | 14y | 85 | 61y |
| GATE HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ SC106549 · est 1987 | £2.91M £2.09M–£3.72M | — | — | 178 | 38y | 82 | 60y |
| LORIMER CARE HOMES LIMITED→ SC412450 · est 2011 | £2.26M £1.63M–£2.89M | — | — | 0 | 14y | 82 | 60y |
| GLENFAIRN LIMITED→ SC087540 · est 1984 | £1.83M £1.32M–£2.34M | — | — | 84 | 42y | 82 | 60y |
| ASPIRE HOUSING & PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LIMITED→ SC231773 · est 2002 | — | — | £354.7k | — | 24y | 83 | 77y |
| BCERTA LTD.→ SC355831 · est 2009 | — | — | — | — | 17y | 83 | 67y |
| COMMONWEALTH DENTAL PRACTICE LTD.→ SC381148 · est 2010 · no financials extracted | — | — | — | — | 15y | 83 | 58y |
| DAVID LIVINGSTONE INTERNATIONAL LIMITED→ SC118899 · est 1989 | — | — | £150.4k | — | 36y | 83 | 90y |
| DOON CARE LTD.→ SC262088 · est 2004 | — | — | £1.46M | — | 22y | 83 | 87y |
| DUNDONALD HOUSE NURSING HOME LIMITED→ SC296431 · est 2006 | — | — | — | — | 20y | 83 | 64y |
| FORWARD STEPS NURSERY LTD.→ SC235287 · est 2002 | — | — | £59.0k | — | 23y | 83 | 59y |
7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Exit-route ranking, improvement thesis, quiet-distress detector, covenant-pressure proxy, extraction monitor, approaching triggers, ownership drift, local cluster, value trap, debt capacity, archetype classification — 48+ scoring modules.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Company details
Registered office
Filing status
Officers (2 active · 2 resigned)
Click a director name to see their full track record across all companies.
Mortgages & charges
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Standard security | 1 property | 28/02/2006 | — | |
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC | Bond & floating charge | 1 property | 15/01/2006 | — | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Standard security | 1 property | 20/01/1998 | 30/12/2015 | |
| satisfied | Credit Suisse First Boston | Floating charge | 1 property | 30/12/1997 | 10/03/2011 |