CROSSROADS (DUNFERMLINE) CARE ATTENDANT SCHEME

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SC191068 · private-limited-guarant-nsc-limited-exemption · incorporated 1998-11-12
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
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£3.1k
book net assets
Opportunity
81/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: Physical well-being activities
Sector: Other service activities
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (69/100)

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
25 officers (4 active, 25 linked, 23 with DOB)
88
Ownership & PSC
No PSCs filed (unusual — worth investigating)
35
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
115 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
81/100Exceptional
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
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · accounting standard not declared
Positive net assets
Net assets £3,117
Net assets shrinking
Down £1,609 YoY

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
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Net Worth
£3k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Assets
£3k
↓ 34% YoY
Current Liabilities
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£0£945£2k£3k£4k£5kMar 2024Mar 2025

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£3.1k£4.7k
Current assets£3.1k£4.7k
Net assets£3.1k£4.7k

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

Recent activity

Last 30 days
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Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (64 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-07-23
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  2. 2024-10-13
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  3. 2023-10-03
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    address · AD01
  4. 2023-05-12
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  5. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  6. 2023-05-12
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  7. 2023-03-15
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  8. 2023-02-28
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  9. 2022-02-15
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-12-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
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  11. 2020-01-12
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  12. 2019-11-25
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  13. 2019-11-23
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    PETTIT, Julie resigned
    director
  14. 2019-11-23
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    termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
    officers · TM01
  15. 2018-12-31
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    accounts · AA
  16. 2018-10-18
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    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  17. 2018-01-27
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
    accounts · AA
  18. 2018-01-22
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    officers · AP01
  19. 2017-10-29
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    MATTHEW, Mary resigned
    director
  20. 2017-10-18
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    COMBE, Elaine appointed
    director
  21. 2017-10-17
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    COMBE, Elaine resigned
    director
  22. 2017-10-17
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    FRASER, Lorraine Elizabeth resigned
    director
  23. 2017-10-17
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    ROBB, James Christopher resigned
    director
  24. 2016-10-20
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    SWAN, Susan appointed
    director
  25. 2016-06-08
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    FRASER, Sydney Wishart resigned
    director
  26. 2016-02-11
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    PETTIT, Julie appointed
    director
  27. 2016-01-14
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    MATTHEW, Mary appointed
    director
  28. 2015-12-17
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    BROCK, Grace Kinnell Watson resigned
    secretary
  29. 2015-11-01
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    ANTHONY, Mhairi Caroline resigned
    director
  30. 2015-04-28
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    COMBE, Anthony David resigned
    director
  31. 2015-04-16
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    MACLACHLAN, Fiona Mary resigned
    director
  32. 2015-02-19
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    SECOMBES, Sarah appointed
    director
  33. 2013-12-01
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    DUFF, Linda resigned
    director
  34. 2013-12-01
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    ROBB, James Christopher appointed
    director
  35. 2011-01-13
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    DEAN, Brian resigned
    director
  36. 2011-01-13
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    JURY, Deborah Caroline resigned
    director
  37. 2009-10-07
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    FRASER, Sydney Wishart appointed
    director
  38. 2009-08-31
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    DOUGLAS, Joan resigned
    director
  39. 2009-06-03
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    ANTHONY, Mhairi Caroline appointed
    director
  40. 2008-10-01
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    COMBE, Elaine appointed
    director
  41. 2007-04-04
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    DOUGLAS, Joan appointed
    director
  42. 2006-04-13
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    MCFADDEN, Anne resigned
    director
  43. 2005-05-27
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    HARKESS, Anne Prentice resigned
    director
  44. 2005-05-27
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    LOCKHART, Jacqueline resigned
    director
  45. 2004-06-02
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    NETHERY, Margaret resigned
    director
  46. 2003-12-14
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    JURY, Deborah Caroline appointed
    director
  47. 2003-12-13
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    HARKESS, Anne Prentice appointed
    director
  48. 2002-12-04
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    DEAN, Brian appointed
    director
  49. 2002-12-04
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    DUFF, Linda appointed
    director
  50. 2002-12-04
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    LOCKHART, Jacqueline appointed
    director
Showing most recent 50 of 64 events

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 27 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

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 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 27 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 28 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
Incorporated1998-11-12
Jurisdictionscotland
Primary SIC96040 — Physical well-being activities

Registered office

1 East End
Maxton
Melrose
Roxburghshire
TD6 0RL
Scotland

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-08-06
Last: 2025-07-23

Officers (4 active · 21 resigned)

COMBE, Elaine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2017-10-18
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Active
PATERSON, Brian→
director · ~59y · appointed 1999-11-11
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Active
SECOMBES, Sarah→
director · ~40y · appointed 2015-02-19
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Active
SWAN, Susan→
director · ~58y · appointed 2016-10-20
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Active
BROCK, Grace Kinnell Watson→
secretary · appointed 2001-12-01 · resigned 2015-12-17
Resigned
DUFF, Linda→
secretary · appointed 1999-11-11 · resigned 2002-06-13
Resigned
ANTHONY, Mhairi Caroline→
director · ~46y · appointed 2009-06-03 · resigned 2015-11-01
Resigned
COMBE, Anthony David→
director · ~67y · appointed 1999-11-11 · resigned 2015-04-28
Resigned
COMBE, Elaine→
director · ~66y · appointed 2008-10-01 · resigned 2017-10-17
Resigned
DEAN, Brian→
director · ~89y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2011-01-13
Resigned
DOUGLAS, Joan→
director · ~83y · appointed 2007-04-04 · resigned 2009-08-31
Resigned
DUFF, Linda→
director · ~66y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2013-12-01
Resigned
FRASER, Lorraine Elizabeth→
director · ~68y · appointed 2001-09-05 · resigned 2017-10-17
Resigned
FRASER, Sydney Wishart→
director · ~85y · appointed 2009-10-07 · resigned 2016-06-08
Resigned
GOWANS, Maureen, Dr→
director · ~79y · appointed 1999-11-11 · resigned 2000-12-18
Resigned
HARKESS, Anne Prentice→
director · ~80y · appointed 2003-12-13 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
JURY, Deborah Caroline→
director · ~55y · appointed 2003-12-14 · resigned 2011-01-13
Resigned
LOCKHART, Jacqueline→
director · ~65y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2005-05-27
Resigned
MACLACHLAN, Fiona Mary→
director · ~76y · appointed 2002-12-04 · resigned 2015-04-16
Resigned
MATTHEW, Mary→
director · ~65y · appointed 2016-01-14 · resigned 2017-10-29
Resigned

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Recent filings (115 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-07-23
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2025-07-23
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-10-13
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2024-10-13
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-12-31
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-10-03
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-05-12
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2023-05-12
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2023-03-15
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2023-02-28
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-02-15
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-02-15
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-12-29